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Future Mining Consultants / Autumn Skies Trading 455cc – EMP | Environmental Management Plan Prospecting Documents (Goudkoppies / Koesterfontein – Magaliesburg)

November 2, 2011

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 [...]

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Environmental Management Plans (EMP) – Goudkoppies & Koesterfontein Prospecting/Mining – Magaliesburg

October 25, 2011

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 [...]

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Petition against prospecting/mining licenses in the Magaliesburg

September 19, 2011
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Landowners & Residents Objection to Proposed Prospecting/Mining in Magaliesburg

September 19, 2011

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 [...]

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Current Prospecting Applications in Magaliesburg

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Courtesy of Environment.co.za see the map below of current and new prospecting applications being lodged on Magaliesburg farms. For more info on the latest application see this page.

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Updated Notice of Public Meeting: Prospecting / Mining Koesterfontein, Magaliesburg

August 30, 2011

An update to this previously posted notice: NOTICE OF A SECOND PUBLIC MEETING PERTAINING TO AN APPLICATION FOR A PROSPECTING RIGHT FOR GOLD AND URANIUM (WITH BULK SAMPLING) CONTEMPLATED IN SECTIONS 16 AND 20 OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002, RESPECTIVELY, COVERING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF AND/OR PORTIONS 2, 27, 28, 29, 33, [...]

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Destroying the Cradle of Humankind – Mining Companies Eye Magaliesburg and Cradle Lands

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Article reprinted with permission from Environment South Africa: The Magaliesberg probably has the most intriguing and longest session of history than anywhere else on earth. The reason for this is the discovery of the remains of the earliest species of primitive man known today, in and around the Sterkfontein Caves, some 20 minutes drive from [...]

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Prospecting Mining Application Magaliesburg Koesterfontein (Cradle Area)

August 22, 2011

Please see updated notice HERE: Source: Environment.co.za A prospecting application by a company calling themselves Autumn Skies Trading 455 cc is being handled by a Mining consultant called Future Mining Consultants. Notices which are barely noticeable were erected some time on Saturday the 20th of August. These notices are hardly noticeable to passers by using [...]

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