It was reported that Slate is mined at Mazista for roof tiling and other tiling purposes. Some of the mine workers travel each day from Swartruggens to the area whilst others live in old mining houses on the site or in old railway houses and shacks at the former Mazista railway station. These houses and shacks were generally in a bad condition. The owner of the slate mine, Mr. Roelof Brits, donated land for a new housing project for these contract workers. Water is obtained from communal taps while the people were using pit latrines as a means of sewage disposal. The project was approved in 2009 for the construction of 500 housing subsidy units. Toro Ya Africa Consultants was appointed as a turnkey developer. The project was located at Swartruggens to eradicated informal settlements in the area of Kgetleng local municipality. The proposed development has been constructed on Portion 29 of the farm Doornkom 418 JP, Mazista, North West Province. The farm is situated to the west of the R509 provincial road between Koster and Swartruggens. The development falls within the jurisdiction of the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District. The size of the property measures 89.9805 ha.