Proposed Mining on a portion of the farm Byron No 9448, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.

Mulilo Newcastle Wind Power (Pty) Ltd (Applicant) holds an EA for a wind energy complex to be developed near Newcastle in KZN. In support of this development the Applicant applied for a mining permit and EA from DMRE for the development of a 4.9 ha quarry over the farm Byron No 9448 that forms part of the already approved wind energy complex. The Applicant will extract aggregate, stone and gravel from the mining area using opencast methods that will necessitate blasting to loosen the hard rock, crushing and screening of the material and stockpiling. If needed the material will also be washed.