Glencore Kroondal Mine is currently owned by Glencore Alloys, a subsidiary of Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd. The mine is situated 10 km east of Rustenburg on portions of the farm Kroondal 304JQ. Historically, mining at Kroondal has consisted of both opencast and underground mining. Currently, all opencast mining has ceased and these areas have been rehabilitated. Only underground mining remains. The mine is operating from various Environmental Management Programme (EMP) reports in addition to the original EMPR compiled in 2003, these include:
The current infrastructure associated with the mine includes the following:
DMRE issued an environmental authorisation in support of the Platinum Group Minerals (PGM) project in 2017. The activities, approved in terms of the said EMPR which have not been constructed include the following:
Glencore Mines now wish to change the scope of the 2017 authorisation as:
Published: 19 November 2021 The Final Basic Assessment Report has been submitted to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) for decision making purposes. All final documents are available for Stakeholder and I&AP perusal.
Review Period: N/A
Contact Person: Ms Robyn Thomson
Email: r.thomson@cesnet.co.za
Tel: 043 726 7809
Final Basic Assessment Report - BAR
Final Basic Assessment Report - BAR
Appendices
Appendix 1A-EAP Declaration Appendix 1B-EAP CV Appendix 4-Site Plan Appendix 7-Financial Quantum Appendix 8A-Ecological and Wetland Assessment Appendix 8B-Mine Water Balance Report Appendix 8C-Archaeological Impact Assessment Appendix 8D-Hydropedological Assessment Appendix 8E-Air Quality Impact Assessment Appendix 8F-Soils and Land Capability Assessment Appendix 8G-Hydrogeological Investigation Appendix 8H-Biodiversity Management and Action Plan Appendix 8I-Geotechnical Report Appendix 8J-Closure Plan and Liability Report Appendix 8K-Floodline Delineation Report Appendix 8L-Visual Impact Report Appendix 8M-Noise Impact Assessment Appendix 8N-CDF Design Report Note, Appendix 8O Stormwater Phase 1 are split in to 4 parts for ease of download Appendix 8O-Stormwater Phase1_Part1-Design Report Appendix 8O-Stormwater Phase1_Part2-Design Report Appendix 8O-Stormwater Phase1_Part3-Design Report Appendix 8O-Stormwater Phase1_Part4-Design Report Appendix 9 - Proof of PPP...back to public documents