(1)(a) Yes, a licence was issued for Atha-Africa Ventures on the 07 July 2016. The property where the activity will take place is in a mining area located 58 km South West of Piet Retief within the Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality which falls within Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga in the W51A quaternary Catchment.
(1)(b) There are no records of any authorisation issued to Bashubile Trust.
(2) Yes, an Environment and Social Impact Assessment Report and Environmental and Social management Programme: Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine, EcoPartners, January 2015 was submitted with the application.
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