Question NW1693 to the Minister of Water and Sanitation

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09 September 2016 - NW1693

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Baker, Ms TE to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation

How many mining companies in Mpumalanga were issued with water rights licences (a) in the 2012-13 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2016, in each case indicating the (i) names, (ii) locations, (iii) products being mined at each of the specified companies, (iv) the volume of water approved and (v) source of abstraction of the water?

Reply:

(1) A total of 20 mining companies were issued with water use licenses in the 2012-13 financial year. Names, locations, products being mined, volume of water approved and the source of abstraction appear in Table 1:

Table 1: Details of mining companies issued with water use licenses, 2012-13, Mpumalanga

No

Name

Type of product

Property details

Province

Volume of water

Source of Abstraction

1

Total Coal SA-Forzando North

Coal

Portion 9, 24, and 10 of the farm Weltervreden 193 IS

Mpumalanga

237 600m3/a

groundwater

2

Xstrata - Platinum Flotation - Thorncliffe and Mototolo

Platinum

Thorncliffe 374 KT, Grooteboom 373 KT and Mototolo mine

Mpumalanga

85 775 m3/a

groundwater

3

African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation: Vlakfontein Mine

Coal

Ptn 3 Vlakfontein 569 JR

Mpumalanga

N/A

N/A

4

Maphocs Mine

Coal

Mapochsgronde 500 JS; Ptn 0 Zwartkop 142 JS

Mpumalanga

341 676m3/a

groundwater

5

Universal Coal and Energy (Pty) Ltd - Kangala Coal Mining

Coal

Wolvenfontein 244 IR ptn 1&2

Mpumalanga

384 060m3/a

groundwater

6

HCI Khusela Coal (Pty) Ltd -Mbali Colliery

Coal

Ptn 16, 17 Klippoortjie 32 IS

Mpumalanga

477 597m3/a

groundwater

7

Corridor Mining

Coal

Ptn 0 Zwartkoppies 413 KS; Ptn 0 Waterkop 113 KT

Mpumalanga

8 820m3/a

Borehole

8

Stuart Coal (Pty) Ltd

Coal

Ptn 9 & 10 of farm Weltervren 227 IR

Mpumalanga

15 000m3/a

Borehole

9

Muhanga Mine: Emmerenthia

Coal

Ptn 13 &19 of farm Kafferstad 195

Mpumalanga

N/A

N/A

10

Sudor Coal -Elandsfontein

Coal

Elandsfontein 75 IS Portions. 4, 7 & 8

Mpumalanga

1 320m3/a

Borehole

11

Shanduka Coal (Pty) Ltd: MTC extension

Coal

Elandspruit 291 JS 14

Mpumalanga

1 801 825 m3/a

groundwater

12

Umcebo Mining: Kleinfontein

Coal

Kleinleeuwfontein 563 IS

Mpumalanga

1 200 m3/a

groundwater

13

Umcebo: Umsimbithi Wonderboom Mine

Coal

Ptn 14 farm klippan 452 JS, Ptn 2,3,6,12, 15, 19, 21,22,23,25 farm wonderfontein 428 JS

Mpumalanga

2 760 600m3/a

groundwater

14

Wildfontein Colliery

Coal

Wildfontein 420 JS

Mpumalanga

1 584m3/a

groundwater

15

Shanduka Coal: Graspan Colliery

Coal

Rietfontein 286 JS, RE of Ptn

Mpumalanga

1 033 315m3/a; 250 521m3

groundwater

16

Inkomati Anthracite Mine (Pty) Ltd

Anthrasite

Wildebeest 494 JU

Mpumalanga

125 420m3/a

groundwater

17

Xstrata Coal SA Tweefontein Complex: Optimasation Project

Coal

Tweefontein 13IS

Mpumalanga

4 354 815m3/a

groundwater

18

Muhanga Mine: Op Goedenhoop Mine

Coal

Opgoedenhoop 205 IS

Mpumalanga

16 800 m3/a

groundwater

19

Elitheni Coal (Pty) Ltd

Coal

Machubeni 3 Allotment Area

Mpumalanga

276 000m3/a

groundwater

20

Umnotho Wesizwe Resources (Pty) Ltd - Mooihoek Chrome Mine

Chrome

Mooihoek 255 KT 1

Mpumalanga

300m3/a

groundwater

A total of 22 mining companies were issued with water use licenses since 01 April 2016. Names, locations, products being mined, volume of water approved and the source of abstraction appear in Table 2:

Table 2: Details of mining companies issued with water use licenses since 01 April 2016, Mpumalanga

 

Number

Name

Product

Property details

Province

Volume

Source of Abstraction

1

Vergenoeg Mining Company (Pty) Ltd

Coal

Portion 4 of the farm Kromdraai 209 JR

Mpumalanga

255 000 m3/a

Surface water: Rust De Winter Dam

2

Delf Sand (Pty) Ltd: Cullinan

Sand

Brandbach JR , Portion 63 & 67

Mpumalanga

214 620 m3/a

Groundwater

3

Umzobanzi Coal and Energy cc: Schoongezicht coal

Coal

Schoongezicht, 308 JS, Portion 6.

Mpumalanga

N/A

N/A

4

Msobo Coal (Pty) Ltd: Veerdepan Mine

Coal

Verkeerdepan 50 IT

Mpumalanga

10 368 m3/a

Groundwater

5

Just Coal (Pty) Ltd: Bankfontein Colliery & Beneficiation Plant

Coal

Bankfontein 375 JS, portion 48

Mpumalanga

24 090 m3/a

Groundwater

6

Wescoal Mining (Pty) Ltd: Khanyisa Colliery

Coal

Portion 106 of the farm Heuvelfontein 215 IR

Mpumalanga

36 000 m3/a

Groundwater

7

Tubatse Chrome (Pty) Ltd

Chrome

Portion 6 of Goudmyn 337 KT

Mpumalanga

508 919 m3/a

Groundwater

8

Pembani Coal Caroline (Pty) Ltd

Coal

Re Kwaggafontein 8 IT

Mpumalanga

1 944 363 m3/a

Groundwater

9

Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Merafe Venture Operations- Lydenburg Smelter

Coal

Plot 2541 of Lydenburg Extention 10

Mpumalanga

N/A

N/A

10

Eastside Coal Company (Pty) Ltd- Eastside Colliery

Coal

Paardeplaats 12 IT, the Remaining extent of Portion 1 & Haarlem 39 IT, Portion 1.

Mpumalanga

586 522 m3/a

Groundwater

11

Freddies Minerals (Pty) Ltd

Coal

Portion 2 of the farm Morelag 5 KU

Mpumalanga

7 300 m3/a

Groundwater

12

Dialstat Trading 115 (Pty) Ltd: Water Pipeline from Lakeside to Argent Colliery

Coal

Welgelegen 211 IR portion 9 &2

Mpumalanga

600 000 m3/a

Surface water, open void

13

Canyon Springs investments 82 (Pty) Ltd: Canyon Springs Coal Mine

Coal

Roodekoppies 167 JR, Portion 3, 4 and RE

Mpumalanga

641 800 m3/a

Groundwater

14

Universal Coal Development- Kangala Colliery

Coal

Portion 1 RE of the portion 2 of the farm Wolvefontein 244 IR

Mpumalanga

246 866.25 m3/a

Groundwater

15

Anglo Operations (Pty) Ltd: Goedehoop Colliery- Dump expansion and Briquetting plant

Coal

Portion 12, 17, 18 and 41 Koornfontein 27 IS

Mpumalanga

N/A

N/A

16

Omaruru Minerals (Pty) Ltd: Elandshoogte Gold Mine

Gold

Portion 3 of the farm Elandshoogte 270 JT

Mpumalanga

72 000 m3/a

Groundwater

17

Liquid Mist Trading (Pty) Ltd: Beneficiation Plant

Coal

Portion 137 of the farm Blesboklaagte 296 JS

Mpumalanga

19 710 m3/a

Groundwater

18

Bokoni Platinum Mine: Klipfontein Section

Platinum

Klipfontein 465 KS

Mpumalanga

66 792 m3/a

Groundwater

19

Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd: Fairview Mine

Coal

Remaining extent of Fairview 708 JU

Mpumalanga

2 544 964 m3/a

Groundwater

20

Perisat Investments (Pty) Ltd: Rirhandzu Colliery

Coal

Vlakvarkfontein 213 IR Portion 4, 14 & 15

Mpumalanga

4 380 m3/a

Groundwater

21

Corridor Mining Resources: Twyfelaar section

Coal

Twyfelaar 119 TKT

Mpumalanga

4 800m3/a

Groundwater

22

Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd: Schoonoord Operations

Coal

Brakpan 163 IS and Schoonoord 164 IS

Mpumalanga

520 000 m3/a

Groundwater

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