Dear Landowners and Residents

The 4th Prospecting (Mining) Application Lodged in Magaliesburg. This time by a new applicant Elma Mining Consultants (Mr Matthys Cornelius) although assisted by the same consultant, Andre Richter from Future Mining Consultants, who lodged 2 applications in 2011 for Mr Werner Harms of Autumn Skies Trading 455cc. This now brings the total to 4 applications covering most of Golden Valley, Koesterfontein, Kaalfontein, Zuikerboschfontein and parts of Rietpoort and MigalsOord.

If you have not woken up yet to the fact that the town of Magaliesburg is about to be changed and ruined forever, now is the time to wake up.

Please Register as an Interested and Affected Party directly with the consultant on futuremining@gmail.com REF: GP30/5/1/1/2/10087PR and please copy all your correspondence to admin@magaliesburg.org.za for our records.

Please also attend the public consultation meeting on Monday, 21 May 2012 at 17h00 (5pm) at the Magaliesburg Hotel next to Wimpy Magaliesburg. If you are unable to attend the public meeting on Monday 21 May 2012 @ 17h00 (5pm) at the Magaliesburg Hotel then please send a representative and voice your opposition by adding your name to the growing list of objections at http://petition.magaliesburg.org.za

Consultant
Mr Andre Richter – t/a Future Mining Consultants
Tel: 083-575-7671
Fax: 086-691-2411
Email: futuremining@gmail.com
http:// sites.google.com/site/futureminingconsultants/
(Mr Richter worked for 17 years inside the Department of Minerals)
His Company Slogan: “Where Others Run – We Prevail !!!”
Mr Richter is the consultant for applications GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR, GP30/5/1/1/2/10030PR, GP30/5/1/1/2/10087PR

Applicant (REF: GP30/5/1/1/2/10087PR)
Mr Matthys Cornelius – Elma Mining Consultants
Tel: 082-325-5204
Fax: 086-691-2411
Email: thys.hettie@gmail.com
Email: emjeecor@gmail.com
PO Box 513, Hartebeespoort, 0216

Documents pertaining to this latest application:

Department of Minerals Acceptance (PDF)
Background Document from the Consultant (PDF)

If you require documents pertaining to the 2 applications lodged in 2011 please click here.

Do you have an event going on in Magaliesburg area? If so let us know on admin@magaliesburg.org.za and we’ll gladly post it here for you.

Herewith some links to some recent, somewhat disturbing news from the Magaliesburg area.

Dairy farmer Bouke Tack (57) of Golden Valley Cheese, and his family, had their home invaded on the morning of Sunday March the 18th. Mr Tack was left paralysed in one leg due to a bullet being lodged close to his spine which doctors are unable to remove. 3 men were captured during a very intensive ground search by the South African Police Services (SAPS) with helicopter assistance which had residents of the quiet farming community of Golden Valley and Koesterfontein awake and alert from very early on Sunday morning.

Beeld News Article

News24.com Article

FarmiTracker Article

and here’s an article from Farmer’s Weekly regarding the ongoing mining debacles in Magaliesburg.

Farmers Weekly

For your reference, here are the documents pertaining to the two prospecting applications lodged in Magaliesburg in 2011 by Mr Werner Harms of Autumn Skies Trading 455cc. The consultant for these applications is a Mr Andre’ Richter from Future Mining Consultants who previously worked for 17 years inside the Department of Minerals.

Application 1: REF: Gp30/5/1/1/2/10022PR
APPLICATION FOR A PROSPECTING RIGHT FOR GOLD AND URANIUM (WITH BALK 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, 40, 41, 42, 43, AND 44 OF THE FARM KOESTERFONTEIN 45 IQ, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF KRUGERSDORP, BY AUTUMN SKIES TRADING 455 CC (REG NO: 2008/146618/23)

DMR Acceptance Letter (PDF)

Application 2: REF: Gp30/5/1/1/2/10030PR
APPLICATION FOR A PROSPECTING RIGHT FOR GOLD AND URANIUM CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION 16 OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002, COVERING CERTAIN
PORTIONS OF AND/OR PORTIONS 2, 9, 12, 14, 27, 29, AND 30 OF THE FARM KAALFONTEIN 44 IQ, A CERTAIN PORTION OF PORTION 18 OF THE FARM RIETPOORT 395 JQ AND CERTAIN PORTIONS OF AND/OR PORTIONS 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 19, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 45,48, 52 AND 53 OF THE FARM KOESTERFONTEIN 45 IQ, MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF KRUGERSDORP, SUBMITTED BY AUTUMN SKIES TRADING 455 CC (REG NO: 2008/146618/23)

Background Document (PDF)

For Further Information Contact:

Consultant
Mr Andre Richter – t/a Future Mining Consultants
Tel: 083-575-7671
Fax: 086-691-2411
Email: futuremining@gmail.com

http://sites.google.com/site/futureminingconsultants/

Applicant (REF: GP30/5/1/1/2/10022PR and GP30/5/1/1/2/10030PR)
Mr Werner Harms – Autumn Skies Trading 455cc (Shelf cc) / Director of Belton Mining
Tel: 079-491-4032
Tel: 013-692-3912
Fax: 086-565-6502
Email: werner@beltonmining.co.za
PO Box 4407 Middelburg 1050

Department of Minerals and Energy – Gauteng
209 Cnr Smith and Rissik Streets Johannesburg
Private Bag X5, Braamfontein, 2017
Tel: 012-358-9803
Email: Mashudu.Maduka@dmr.gov.za
Email: Fhedzisani.Muthindivhane@dmr.gov.za
Email: kholofelo.madisha@dmr.gov.za

For documents pertaining to Application 3 please click here.

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)

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

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

Robertson Valley Wine Festival Flyer

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Click here to visit the web site.

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.

Current and New Prospecting Applications on Magaliesburg Farms (Image Copyright 2011 - Environment.co.za)