UCD6097 - Ubuntu Colliery Additional Infrastructure EA

Universal Coal Development III (Pty) Ltd (Universal Coal) secured a Mining Right and approved Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Brakfontein Colliery in 2017. A change in name application was approved in 2019 to amend the name to the Ubuntu Colliery. Subsequent to this, Universal Coal intends to amend infrastructure already approved and include additional infrastructure, including a diversion to the D2546 District Road. Some of the proposed infrastructure triggers Listed Activities requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in support of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) necessary for the Project to proceed.