AW014645
APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION PROCESS FOR MTSATSA TRADING (PTY) LTD IN THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF ETHEKWINI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY KWAZULU NATAL PROVINCE. REF KZN30/5/1/3/2/11250MP Notice is hereby given of a Public Participation Process in terms of Chapter 6 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 982 (2014), as amended in April 2017, promulgated in terms of Section 24 of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA). Project Background: Mtsatsa Trading (Pty) Ltd (Mtsatsa) has lodged an application with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources to undertake mining activities for silica sand mining on Portion of Portion 2 of Farm Salem 1052 FT eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Legal Context: The Mining Permit application is lodged in terms of Section 27 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No.28 of 2002) (MPRDA). Availability of the Draft Basic Assessment Report: In accordance with the EIA Regulations, the Draft Basic Assessment Report (BAR) and the Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) will be made available for public review and comment for a period of 30 days. BGES will notify Interested and Affected Parties once the Draft BAR/EMPr becomes available. BGES Pty Ltd has been appointed as an independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner by Mtsatsa to conduct the environmental authorisation process for the Mining Permit application. To register as an Interested and Affected Party please contact BGES. Contact person: Nonkululeko Mbasane / Alex Mawelela Tel: 012 003 6593 Fax: 0865156638 Email: info@beyondges.co.za Postal Address: PO Box 6228, Highveld, 016
Reference Number: AW014645
