MW007310
NOTICE ENVIRONMENTAL NOTIFICATION APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 27 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002) and Chapter 4 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 (as amended) promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) of an application for a Mining Permit and Environmental Authorisation.
Applicant Business Venture Investments No 1805 (Pty) Ltd DMpR Reference MP 30/5/1/1/3/15785 MP Farm / Location Farm Rietkuil 558 IS, Remaining Extent of Portion 5, Emalahleni, Mpumalanga Competent Authority Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Mpumalanga Regional Office NATURE OF PROPOSED ACTIVITY
Business Venture Investments No 1805 (Pty) Ltd has submitted an application to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) for a Mining Permit and Environmental Authorisation in respect of proposed small-scale opencast mining activities on the above- mentioned property.
Minerals of Interest – Coal
– Pseudocoal
– Torbanite / Oil Shale
Proposed Mining Method Open Cast Mining (Shallow Surface)
Applicable Listed Activities Listing Notice 1: Activities 21, 24 and 27 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) are hereby invited to register and submit written comments, concerns, or requests for further information relating to this application.
A comment period of 30 days is provided from the date of publication of this notice.
To register as an I&AP, please submit the following to the contact details below:
•Full name and surname
•Contact details (telephone and/or e-mail)
•Organisation or interest group represented (if applicable)
•Reason for interest in the project
•Comments or concerns regarding the proposed activities SUBMIT COMMENTS TO Contact Person Ms Samukelisiwe Dlamini
Telephone +27 72 071 4448 E-mail
viwastakeholdermanagement@gmail.com
Reference No. MP30/5/1/1/3/15785 MP (please quote in all correspondence) Please quote reference
MP 30/5/1/1/3/15785 MP in all correspondence. Comments received after the closing date may not be considered
Reference Number: MW007310
