PERMIT FOR RESCUE EXCAVATIONS OF SITE 37 ON PORTION 3 OF FARM OVERVLAKTE 125 MS AND VELE COAL MINE- EAST PIT EXTENSION

During the 2021 monitoring visit by SAHRA, it was recommended that Site 37 be monitored every six months and that it be mitigated through a section 35 permit application given the precarity posed by development expansion. The site was affected by a pre-existing gravel road and continues to be eroded further degrading its information value. Continuous monitoring by MC Mining indicated that Site 37 requires mitigation to preserve it by the record. The site is located within the approved East Pit precinct of Vele Coal Mine. This proposal is for a permit to mitigate Site 37 to generate high-level information to enhance our understanding of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape. This will ensure that the site is not impacted should the current footprint of the East Pit be extended.