Dear Landowners

After numerous requests to the consultant (Future Mining Consultants / Andre Richter) we have finally received a number of documents used by the consultant and applicant (Autumn Skies Trading 455cc / Werner Harms) in their application for prospecting to the Department of Mineral Resources.

PLEASE review the documents below and submit your comments back to us as soon as possible via email to admin@magaliesburg.org.za.

Goudkoppie Prospecting Application EMP – (Application Number: GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR)
Goudkoppies-4Evergreen-Environmental-Report (4.3 Mb PDF)
Goudkoppies-EMP-Plan-Magaliesburg-Mining-Prospecting (1 Mb PDF)
Goudkoppies-PRpp10-Letter-FutureMining-SAHRA (120 Kb PDF)
Goudkoppies-PRpp11-Letter-FutureMining-Land-Affairs (110 Kb PDF)

Koesterfontein Prospecting Application EMP – (Application Number: GP30/5/1/1/2/10030PR)
Koesterfontein-4Evergreen-Environmental-Report (4.3 Mb PDF)
Koesterfontein-EMP-Plan-Magaliesburg-Mining-Prospecting (1.6 Mb PDF)
Koesterfontein-PRpp5-Letter-Richter-Sahra (1.8 Mb PDF)
Koesterfontein-PRpp8-Letter-Richter-Land-Affairs (1.8 Mb PDF)
Koesterfontein-PRpp9-Letter-Richter-Sahra (100 Kb PDF)
Koesterfontein-Response-Prospecting-IQ45-SAHRA (340 Kb PDF)
Comment from Esther at Heritage Dept to Andre Richter at Future Mining Consultants (540 Kb PDF)

 

 

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The consultant (Future Mining Consultants) has finally made available the Environmental Management Plans (EMP) for the prospecting applications by Autumn Skies Trading 455 cc on Koesterfontein and Goudkoppies in Magaliesburg. The document download links are available below for your reference. We urge all Magaliesburg residents and landowners to review them and to submit their comments to us on admin@magaliesburg.org.za

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) – Goudkoppies (Application GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR) – (1 Mb PDF)
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) – Koesterfontein (Application GP30/5/1/1/2/10030PR) – (1.6 Mb PDF)

We have also received after a VERY long wait, the audio recordings of the first two public meetings. These recordings are available for download on the links below.

Public Meeting 30 August 2011 – Midrand (Application GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR) – (30 Mb – MP3)
Public Meeting 1 Sept 2011 – Magaliesburg (Application GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR) -  (102 Mb – MP3)
We also urge those that have NOT yet voiced their opposition to these developments to please sign the online petition

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Dear Landowners, residents and stakeholders in Magaliesburg. It is important that as many objections as possible are lodged with the Department of Mineral Resources regarding the proposed prospecting/mining applications that have been lodged in Magaliesburg. Below are two forms which need to be completed and emailed back to us. The one form is for landowners and the other form is for Interested and Affected parties. You need only complete one and email back to us on admin@magaliesburg.org.za

It is also vital that you spread the word around Magaliesburg as there is still landowners and people who will be affected by this who are as yet unaware.

LandOwners Objections Document to Proposed Prospecting in Magaliesburg (PDF)

Interested Affected Parties Objections Document to Proposed Prospecting in Magaliesburg (PDF)

Please complete one of the above forms and email back to us on admin@magaliesburg.org.za

 

 

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