BACKGROUND AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS
NOTICE LETTER
Extreme Geo Services has been appointed by KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd to assist in preparing and submitting a Basic Assessment Report (BAR), Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) and to undertake a Public Participation Process, in support of an application for a Prospecting Right and Environmental Authorisation. You have been identified as a potential Interested and Affected Party (I&AP).
The Prospecting Right and Environmental Authorisation application will be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002, as amended) (MPRDA) and the associated regulations and the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998, as amended) (NEMA) and the associated regulations.
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KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd submitted a Prospecting Right and Environmental Authorisation application to the Limpopo Department of Mineral Resources. The Department of Mineral Resources accepted the application on the 4 th April 2019.
If the application is granted, it will enable KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd to ascertain if economically viable mineral deposits are available within the application area. The minerals of interest for prospecting is diamonds in general. The proposed prospecting programme will be completed within five (5) years...
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd submitted an application for a Prospecting Right and an Environmental Authorisation in order to prospect for the commodity, diamonds in general.
The application for the Prospecting Right was accepted by the Department of Mineral Resources – Limpopo Province on the 4th April 2019. The proposed project will be known as the Rietfontein project but in this documentation will be refer to as the KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd Prospecting Right and it will aim to explore and quantify the potential mineral resources.
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In order to undertake prospecting activities, KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd require a Prospecting Right (PR) in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA, Act No. 28 of 2002). KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd is also required to obtain an Environmental Authorisation (EA) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA, Act No. 107 of 1998) which involves the submission of a Basic Assessment Report (BAR) and Environmental Management Programme (EMPr).
Extreme Geo Services CC have been appointed by KDB Mining (Pty) Ltd as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist in complying with these requirements...
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See below | For more information you can download the following full version here:
1. I&APs | Background
Information Document
2. I&APs | Registration Form
and Questionnaire
3. I&APs | Letter to IA&Ps
4. Directions