Question NW2813 to the Minister of Mineral Resources
07 November 2018 - NW2813
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources
(1) What is the total land and sea area in the Namaqualand in the Northern Cape that was allocated for mining projects (a) in general and (b) for diamond mining purposes since 1 April 1994; Sea Concession and coastal, refer to Appendix 1. The hacters are not included. (2) (a) which companies own the mining rights for the diamond areas, (b) what other minerals have been mined, (c) which companies mined other minerals except diamonds, (d) what is the approximate cost of rehabilitating each hectare, (d) what amount has been spent on rehabilitation in Namaqualand by each mining company and (e) what is the total area in hectares that has been rehabilitated by each mining company in Namaqualand to date?
Reply:
(a) Companies with valid Diamond Mining Rights for diamonds only
- Alexkor Bpk (Pty) Ltd
- De Beers Consolidated Mines (Pty) Ltd
- Trans Hex Operations (Pty) Ltd
- Richterveld Mining Company (Pty) Ltd
- West Coast Resources (Pty) Ltd
- Kori Diamonds (Pty) Ltd
- Mafisa Mining (Pty) Ltd
- African Star Minerals (Pty) Ltd
- Galputs Minerale (Pty) Ltd
(b)other minerals have been mined
- Clay and Koalin (Clay)
- Cobalt
- Columbium
- Copper
- Feldspar
- Gemstones
- Gold
- Granite
- Gravel
- Hoshale o
- Iron ore,
- Kyanite
- Lead
- leucoxene
- Lithium
- Manganese
- Monazite
- Nickel
- Niobium
- Phosphate
- Platinum group metals
- Rare earths
- Rutile
- Salt
- Sand
- Silica sand
- Sillimanite
- Silver
- Silver Ore
- Stone Aggregate
- Sulphur
- Tantalum/Niobium Ore
- Tungsten
- Uranium
- Wollastonite
- Zinc
- Zircon
- Zirconium
(c) companies mined other minerals except diamonds
See appendix 2, this include mining Rights, Prospecting Rights and Mining Permits
(d) approximate cost of rehabilitating each hectare
- each and every mining method has different costing, also depending on the depth of each trench as well as the constructed company. Big companies usually follow the tender processes.
(e) total area in hectares that has been rehabilitated by each mining company in Namaqualand to date
- There has been rehabilitation in Namaqualand, however in obtaining the actual hectares of areas rehabilitate is challenging. There is a list of closures certificates that have been issued to companies who have fully rehabilitated their mining areas or if another company has taken an environmental liability of that area. The list is stated on appendix 3, inclusive of Namaqualnd, Kenhardt and Calvinia Districts
Approved/Not Approved
Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018