— The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) said on Friday that the environmental authorisation conditions for the Vele coal mine near Mapungubwe would ensure the integrity of the United Nations ...
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But the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is increasingly being threatened by mining activities. This was not unexpected, as there were two existing diamond mining …
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The coalition of civil society organisations challenging the authorisations given to mining company Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd's proposed Vele colliery outside the Mapungubwe National Park and World Heritage Site has agreed to suspend legal proceedings against the mining company pending the outcome of negotiations with it.
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— This paper documents some recent international interludes in the Mapungubwe mining saga. Specifically, I outline the official position taken by South Africa at the 35th Session of the World ...
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Coal Mine May Threaten Mapungubwe World Heritage Status ©Lynette Strauss. The Australian company Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) recently announced that it had been awarded 'unconditional new order mining …
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— Limited research has been conducted to understand mining impacts on protected environments and tourism sites. This paper will focus on the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site as a tourist attraction in Limpopo to shed light on how mining is impacting on the area and on tourism development and local sustainability.
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This is Vele mine, close to the world heritage landscape of Mapungubwe. The discovery of minerals such as coal in much of Venda has led to the destruction of not only the environment, but also ...
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— Environmental activists are up in arms over coal-mining operations set to take place near the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo.
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— 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 Mapungubwe world heritage site.
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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 laws, arising from severe fragmentation between different government departments.
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— Vele Colliery is an initiative of Australian-owned Coal of Africa, which has signed a letter of intent to supply up to five million tons of coal annually from Vele and its sister project Makhado ...
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— The Vele project will eventually produce 5 million tonnes of coking coal per annum, depending on prevailing market conditions. The Vele mine has drawn severe opposition from conservation bodies because of its …
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— Environment crusaders have vowed that they will keep up their fierce opposition to coal mining in the area bordering the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site in Limpopo. This is despite Australian ...
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— Environmentalists have served an application to mining house Coal of Africa to stop activities at a proposed coalmine near Mapungubwe immediately. ... for its Vele Colliery project next to the ...
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— Vereeniging - Confusion abounds about the immediate future of Coal of Africa's (CoAL's) controversial Vele coal mine at the Mapungubwe world Heritage site in Limpopo.
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— A historic biodiversity offset agreement for Vele Colliery has been signed by the Department of Environmental Affairs, SANParks and Coal of Africa to the value ofmillion over the life of the mine.
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Limpopo Coal from carrying on any mining or related operations on the Vele mining area was launched by MAG, EWT, PPF, ASAPA, WWF, BSA and WFSA on 3 August 2010. …
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The Vele mine has been closed since mid-August, and management is working through a remediation process with the department of environmental affairs and the department of water affairs dealing with various environmental permitting issues. ... It is also gearing up to deal with the two other coal companies with projects near Mapungubwe. These ...
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The Journal of African History, 2005. ABSTRACT Southernmost Africa (here meaning South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland) provides an excellent opportunity for investigating the relations between farming, herding and hunting-gathering communities over the past 2,000 years, as well as the development of societies committed to food production and their …
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case centres on the establishment of the Vele colliery in Musina, Limpopo Province, by Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian mining company Coal of Africa (CoAL). The mining area is some 8500 ha in extent and, taking into account the full life of the mine, will at one stage lie 7km from the borders of the Mapungubwe National Park.
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JSE-listed mining company Coal of Africa (CoAL) presented a scoping report at a community meeting of about 150 people last Thursday, in which it stated that the Vele Mining Project, which would be a combination of an open cast and underground coal mine, would create jobs and inject investment into the province.
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— 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 …
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[miningmx] –COAL of Africa (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition (the coalition) have declared a truce and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) …
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— Many hectares of indigenous forest have been cleared without permission in order to start building a controversial coal mine on the banks of the Limpopo River.
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The Coalition formed when a coal mine was constructed within 7km of the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. Coal of Africa's Vele Colliery posed a threat to the integrity of both the sacred site and the surrounding water …
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Mapungubwe mining saga. Specifically, I outline the official position taken by South Africa at the 35th Session of the World Heritage ... where CoAL has inserted the Vele mine. From the perspective
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— The Gaia Foundation commends the recently published UN report on the State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List(1 June 2012), which exposes the continued and increasing threat that the Vele mine, operated by Coal of Africa Ltd, poses to the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (C 1099).
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— Coal of Africa CEO John Wallington Johannesburg, South Africa — MININGREVIEW — 05 September 2011 – Coal of Africa (CoAL) has taken another step towards securing its tenure over the Vele coking coal development project – located close to the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site in Limpopo – by agreeing to measures …
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— A team of UN experts visited South Africa recently to see whether the coal mine is jeopardizing Mapungubwe, the site of the oldest known kingdom in southern Africa and a World Heritage Site. ... Their report, released this month, calls for a halt to the open-pit mining at the Vele colliery because it will "irreversibly damage" the ...
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Ayanda Shezi, spokesperson for the Department of Mineral Resources, said official records show 23 prospecting licences have been granted in the vicinity of Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. South African National Parks (SANParks) spokesperson Rey Thakhuli said it was aware of at least five prospecting licence…
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— DEA spokesperson Albi Modise noted that the mine, which ASX-, Aim- and JSE-listed Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) is developing, fell outside the core and buffer areas of the Mapungubwe World ...
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— A team of UN experts visited South Africa recently to see whether the coal mine is jeopardizing Mapungubwe, the site of the oldest known kingdom in southern Africa and a World Heritage Site. ...
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