Prospecting Right Application on the farms Goedgeluk 492 IS, Kroonstad 494 IS, Platberg 510 IS and Kaffersfontein 528 IS Situated in the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality under the Magisterial District of Volksrust.

Siphiwe Intsikelelo Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd has applied for a Prospecting Right with associated Environmental Authorisation to prospect Coal on Portions 1, 2, 3 & Remaining Extent of the Farm Kroonstad 494 IS; Portions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & RE of the Farm Goedgeluk 492 IS; Portions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & RE of farm Platberg 510 IS and Portions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 & RE of farm Kaffersfontein 528 IS. The application was lodged with the Mpumalanga Province Department of Mineral Resources and accepted on the 3rd of May 2021. To undertake prospecting activities, Siphiwe Intsikelelo Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd requires a granted Prospecting Right (PR) in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA, Act No.28 of 2002). (Siphiwe Intsikelelo Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd is also required to obtain an Environmental Authorisation (EA) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA, Act No. 107 of 1998) which requires the submission of an Environmental Management Plan Report. Singo Consulting (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by Siphiwe Intsikelelo Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd to be the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist in complying with these requirements.
The project area is approximately 16.20 Km South-East of Morgenzon and 8.49 Km North-West of Amersfoort within the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality.