Kameelhoek Mine Environmental Impact Assessment
What
Essential Prospects 101 (Pty) Ltd intends to develop an iron and manganese ore mining operation near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
Where
The Kameelhoek mine project is located in the Northern Cape approximately 15 kilometres west of the town of Postmasburg on the remainder of the farm Kameelhoek number 478 and portion 1 of the farm Kameelhoek 477. The site is situated in the Tsantsabane Local Municipality and ZF Mgcawu District Municipality.
Description
Essential Prospects 101 (Pty) Ltd intends to develop an iron and manganese ore mining operation near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
A mining right application and Environmental Authorisation (“EA”) process was undertaken in 2015 for the proposed Kameelhoek mine.
Essential Prospects was awarded an EA on 12 December 2016, while the mining right (“MR”) was granted on 11 September 2018 (reference number: NC30/5/1/2/2/10088 MR).
Construction on the mine has not yet commenced.
Changes to the mine layout and design that received environmental authorisation in 2016 is now proposed that requires that a full Scoping and EIA process is followed to obtain the necessary authorisations.
The main infrastructure required to facilitate and sustain the planned mining and processing activities are:
- Open pits
- Access roads, internal roads and service roads
- Eskom power distribution lines and sub-station
- Pipelines
- Perimeter fencing and access control
- Administration offices, change houses, workshops and wash bays
- Run of Mine (“ROM”) crusher
- Process plant, including crushing, screening, grinding, milling and high-intensity magnetic separation circuits
- Topsoil stockpiles
- Mine residue facilities (two waste rock facilities and one combined co-disposal facility for tailings and waste rock)
- ROM and product stockpiles
- Pollution control dams
- Sewage treatment plant
- Salvage yard