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Most of the questions touched on the impact of the mining operations on the immediate environment adjacent to the proposed mine of which Mapungubwe forms a vital part as tourist attraction and cultural heritage site Examples of the impact of coal mining can be seen in other towns such as Witbank Secunda and Ermelo where the dust from such mining has a pervasive influence on the people
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ecological significance In 2024 an Australia based mining company called Coal of Africa CoAL saw another and conflicting value namely the rich coal seam that runs beneath the Limpopo River and under the World Heritage Site In response to this planned development the Save Mapungubwe Coalition the Coalition was
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The coal seam that runs underneath the Limpopo River and the heritage site has been considered as a valuable resource for mining companies such as Coal of Africa Limited CoAL Centre for Applied Legal Studies 2024 The company has been given the rights to mine and construct an opencast and underground coal mine According to CoAL 2024 one of its key projects Vele Colliery commenced
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Mapungubwe Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape covers the remains of what once was the most important inland settlement in Southern Africa Its inhabitants traded ivory and gold with the Swahili towns at the Indian Ocean shore Three main phases of development from between ca 900 1300 AD have been uncovered here
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Civil society groups accused the mining company of damaging the environment near the Mapungubwe National Park while the mining company argued that its operations were in line with the law The mine was closed temporarily for non compliance with environmental regulations but reopened after lengthy discussions between the main parties Controversies such as this had become familiar in South
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The negotiations will address outstanding concerns about the impact of the Vele colliery on the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape s environment water and heritage resources through inter alia further research monitoring and modelling into the potential impacts of mining at the Vele Colliery and amendments and improvements to Limpopo Coal s
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Mapungubwe mining go ahead The government has reversed its tough stance and agreed that Australian listed miner Coal of Africa can proceed with the Vele coal mine seven kilometres from the
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The authorisation given to an Australian company called Coal of Africa Limited CoAL to construct an open cast coal mine called the Vele Colliery just outside of the boundaries of the Mapungubwe National Park will affect this fragile natural harmony To Abraham mining and industry is a short term plan tourism is a long term plan
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Wallington is committed to ensuring that mining and rehabilitation take place concurrently at the Vele opencast coal mine which is 15 km from the border of the Mapungubwe National Park
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News Mapungubwe The legal battle rages on 14 August 2024 at 12 05 am Photo Michael Raimondo Visit the Centre s website for a full overview of the ongoing legal battle around Mapungubwe and Coal of Africa s proposed Vele colliery
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CoAL s Vele Colliery is on the border with Zimbabwe and is only 9km from the Mapungubwe National Park a World Heritage Site It is also surrounded by large farms that produce citrus and vegetables The report shows that opposition to the mine started in 2024 with NGOs forming a coalition and interdicts and an appeal being filed against the mine s various authorisations South Africa s
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On the supply of coal the Mines Ministry should be liberal in issuing coal mining licenses The current license requirements for mining coal are not helpful to up coming miners The liberalization of coal mining will undoubtedly result in an increase in coal production and will drive the coal prices down enabling tobacco farmers to utilize the coal instead of chopping down a 100 year old
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Van der Merwe noted that the mine s western boundary is situated seven kilometres East of the Mapungubwe National Park boundary and the coal processing plant infrastructure would be 27 km from
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The baobab deaths in Mapungubwe are attributed to elephant damage and other related factors such as a multi year drought that started in 2024 and possibly groundwater abstraction from mining in
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The baobab deaths in Mapungubwe are attributed to elephant damage and other related factors such as a multi year drought that started in 2024 and possibly groundwater abstraction from mining in the direct vicinity of the park However the true mortality rate could be much higher There is considerable uncertainty in the survey s results
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A stone s throw away from Mapungubwe lies the area where an Australian company wants to mine coal For the first time in South Arica an offset agreement was negotiated with the mining company as
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Another concern is that heritage in the Mapungubwe area has been used as a convenient weapon to fight any form of mining Coal of Africa s licence was approved for activities located at a fair distance from the core of the site In my view the significance of the inscribed area was not directly affected
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The coal mining firm which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange received a loan from the IDC in 2024 to finance the development of its flagship Makhado Colliery Project in Limpopo and related improvements at the Vele Colliery situated outside the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site The MC Mining case study highlights the links between
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A view of the Mapungubwe landscape home to a wealth of cultural riches South African Tourism/Flickr CC BY Challenges with mining in the area became particularly evident following the confrontation between the Save Mapungubwe Coalition and Coal of Africa now MC Mining The legal battle exposed the inefficiency of South Africa s heritage
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The grant of a coal mining right to Coal of Africa Pty Ltd also a subsidiary of an Australian company in close proximity to the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo in 2024 The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2024 The grant of the mining right to Coal of Africa triggered an unprecedented civil society
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Mapungubwe in the far north of South Africa was the biggest kingdom on the subcontinent in the 13th century During site excavations in 1932 the now famous golden rhinoceros made of gold foil tacked with tiny pins around a wooden core was recovered South Africa s highest honour of which Nelson Mandela was the first recipient is called the Order of Mapungubwe
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At Mapungubwe in the Limpopo Province evidence of gold and iron mining and smelting was found which dates back to the early 11th century AD However it was the large scale mining activities that accelerated the development of the country South Africa has a wealth of minerals We are the world s largest producers of chromium manganese platinum vanadium and andalusite and the second
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Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape within which the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site is located by setting a new bench mark in the South Afri can mining industry for co existence between mining agriculture and heritage SOUTH AFRICA Durban Johannesburg Musina East London Lesotho Swaziland Port Elizabeth Cape Town L i m p o p o R i v e r Other Coal of Africa assets Major railways Makhado project
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Mapungubwe National Park one of South Africa s nine world heritage sites lies smack in the middle of a coal seam of precious coking coal that runs from Zimbabwe to South Africa A world famous 800 year old gold rhino statuette was unearthed at the site in 1933 and Mapungubwe was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List in 2024
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Save Mapungubwe 5 071 likes The Save the Mapungubwe Coalition the Coalition was formed in early 2024 in response to the mining right granted to Limpopo Coal Company Pty Ltd Limpopo Coal
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Coal Mining in Grasslands • Gold diamonds uranium and other minerals are mined within the Grasslands Biome however coal mining is the most significant type of mining that occurs in these areas • Recent large increase in prospecting and mining rights applications throughout the Grasslands Biome especially in wetlands and upper catchments
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A just transition to cleaner coal would ideally leave coal mining communities newly skilled employed and with renewable energy Alex Lenferna a campaigner at said the Climate
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Group slams Mapungubwe mining Pretoria Attempting to mitigate all negative impacts of mining coal near the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo was unrealistic a nature conservation group said on Wednesday The Endangered Wildlife Trust EWT was reacting to part of the department of environmental affairs defence for granting
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The coal mine near Mapungubwe is a project of the Australian mining giant Coal of Africa Limited CoAL and the project is named the Vele Colliery The Vele poject has reached an advanced stage in the construction of the mine and the wash plant All authorisations for these activities are in place CoAL said on July 27 through its investor
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