Case Decision - 196723

The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) would like to thank you for submitting an updated Draft Basic Assessment Report (DBAR) under section 38(8) of the National Heritage Resources Act, No 25 of 1999 (NHRA) for the Proposed Mining Application by Whale Head Minerals for a portion of remainder of Farm 1, Port Nolloth.
The DBAR has been updated from the previous application, CaseID: 15011, with the only change being that the proposed mining area now falls exclusively below the high-water mark.
The Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage (MUCH) unit at SAHRA remains satisfied with the most recently provided heritage screener. However, it must be noted that the ocean is a dynamic space and despite the area having been disturbed by previous activities, there is always the possibility that underwater cultural heritage may be encountered.
As has been noted in the DBAR, according to section 35(3) of the NHRA, if any heritage resource is discovered these must be reported to SAHRA immediately. Please also note that all updates and/or changes to the project, supporting documentation, correspondence, reports, or any other work relating to the project must be uploaded to the case on SAHRIS to provide SAHRA with the opportunity to comment. SAHRA does not accept emailed documents or hard-copy documents received via post.