Expansion of Kolomela Mine near Postmasburg, Nortern Cape

The Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd, part of Kumba Iron Ore Limited (hereafter Kumba), owns and operates Kolomela mine located approximately 8 km south west of Postmasburg in the Tsantsabane Local Municipality, Northern Cape Province.
Kolomela proposes to expand and amend some of the existing activities and also develop new infrastructure to support continued and future production at the mine. This includes:
• Expansion of the Kapstevel South Pit footprint area.
• Expansion of the Kapstevel Waste Rock Dumps and haul roads.
• Expansion of Kapstevel Evaporation Ponds and stormwater management infrastructure.
• Additional park-up, laydown and ore stockpile areas.
• Development of new DMS tailings management infrastructure
• A new Photovoltaic Solar Facility.
• A new Waste Tyre Management Facility.
• A conveyor and railway line to transfer material to and from the DMS plant.
• Expansion to the future Kapstevel DMS conveyor footprint to facilitate widened haul roads.
• Expansion of Kapstevel Waste Rock Dumps and Additional Waste Rock Dumps.
• Additional Low Grade Ore Storage Areas.
• New radio masts.
• Provision for an area of relaxation and safety berms around pits.