The award of a controversial licence to Tendele Coal Mining to extend the activities of its Somkhele mine in the Mtubatuba district of KwaZulu-Natal has been set aside.
B L Premium. 29 May 2023 - 20:05. by Katharine Child. After five years of litigation residents of Mtubatuba are still divided over the expansion of the Tendele coal mine, with the company ...
[3] This case concerns the Somkhele Mine (Somkhele) which carries on mining operations adjacent to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Somkhele is one of the largest resources of open-pit mineable anthracite in the country and is the principal supplier of anthracite to the ferrochrome industry in the Republic.
Tendele Coal Mining, 80%owned by JSE-listed miner Petmin, has operated the Somkhele mine in northern KwaZulu-Natal since 2007. The mine's coal resources are almost depleted. The proposal to expand its operation has stoked tension in the area, which rose to prominence in October 2020 when Fikile Ntshangase, a …
Fresh community consultations for the proposed expansion of the Somkhele coal mine in KwaZulu-Natal have barely begun and are already stoking concerns, lawyers for a community environmental justice group have said. ... Petmin's Tendele Mining, which operates the mine, was ordered to conduct a new public participation process.
Somkhele Mine is an open-cast mine in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that produces 1.2 million tonnes of anthracite coal per year.[1] Log in; ... Operator: Tendele Coal Mining Pty Ltd; Owner: Petmin Pty Ltd; Location: 85km north of Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Coordinates:-28.31081091, 32.0661844 …
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At the heart of the tension and hostility is a desire by Tendele Coal Mining, owned by Petmin, to extend its operations at the Somkhele coal mine in Mtubatuba, about 85km northwest of Richards Bay.
The order was issued on Friday by the Pietermaritzburg High Court after All Rise, representing numerous civil organisations against the mining company, lodged the urgent interdict after Tendele reportedly began bulldozing a road in the eMalahleni area last week. Tendele Coal owns and operates Somkhele anthracite mine outside Mtubatuba.
David McKay. -. March 17, 2023. Somkhele Coal Mine, KwaZulu-Natal. Pic: GroundUp. TENDELE Mining is heading back to court after fresh legal objection to the reopening of the controversial Somkhele coal mine near Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal was being sought. The coal producer said in a statement today the Mfolozi Community Environmental …
Home / Programmes / Mining / Litigation / Somkhele Anthracite Mine. Somkhele Anthracite Mine CER as Amicus Curiae in re: Global Environmental Trust, Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation and Mr Sabelo Dladla v Tendele Coal Mining, Ingonyama Trust and others. In October 2018 judgment was handed down in a …
Five years ago, Tendele Coal, a mining operation out of Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), was granted permission to expand its operations in north-eastern KZN by 222 km 2. Residents of the area surrounding the mine's operations in Mtubatuba challenged the decision in court in 2018, and the case is finally being heard this week.
TENDELE Coal has expressed its intention to defend its right to mine in the Somkhele area. This follows an urgent interdict application made by various environmental groups. The application was launched by Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO) and others seeking the court to order Tendele to stop with …
KwaZulu-Natal-based Tendele Mining says it will defend its right to mine at the Somkhele anthracite coal mine, near Mtubatuba, north of Richard's Bay, amid the …
TENDELE Coal Company says its Somkhele anthracite mine in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has operated for nearly 14 years without hiccough.Now, however, the company is embroiled in a …
By. David McKay. -. November 3, 2020. GWEDE Mantashe, South Africa's mines minister, offered a stark choice to the KwaZulu-Natal community affected by the proposed expansion of Tendele Coal's Somkhele mine, saying it should either accept compensation for relocating, or face the prospect the mine will close. "We have sent a team that has ...
TR. Descripción: La mina de carbón de fundición abierta en Somkhele ha estado operando desde 2007 en el distrito de Umkhanyakude (uno de los 11 distritos de la provincia de Kwazulu-Natal). Este distrito es conocido por su falta de recursos hidráulicos y sus malos servicios de entrega de agua y saneamiento. Esta situación es peor en el ...
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But while this battle drags on in the genteel atmosphere of courtrooms, the people affected by 14 years of mining in the Somkhele area near Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal have been living with water ...
by Victoria Schneider on 28 November 2022. A South African court has ordered one of the country's largest coal mines to redo an environmental impact …
PressReader. Catalog; For You; Zululand Observer - Weekender. Somkhele communities vote in favour of coal mine - Gaddafi Zulu . IN a secret ballot organised by the traditional council and overseen by the SAPS, two communities in Somkhele outside Mtubatuba voted overwhelmingly in favour of Tendele Coal Mine …
Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Conflict country. South Africa. State or province. KwaZulu-Natal Province. Location of conflict. …
Tendele Coal has been in operation at it's Somkhele Operation since 2007. During the inception of the Mine it was envisaged that the Mine would operate 1 plant and employ 150 people. The ...
A South African judge has declared invalid the 2016 extension of a mining right to allow Tendele Coal Mining Pty. to expand one of the country's largest coal operations. Examining a trail of ...
Tendele is still actively mining Area 1. Area 2 & 32* (14.6 km2): south of the R618 road that runs between Mtubatuba and the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park. This mining right was …
Metallurgical anthracite producer Petmin's Somkhele mine, 85 km northwest of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, is operated by its 80%-owned subsidiary Tendele Coal Mining.
PETMIN said 1,500 employees would lose their jobs unless South African mines minister, Gwede Mantashe approved a mining licence and environmental management permit (EMPr) for the firm's Somkhele anthracite mine operated by subsidiary, Tendele Coal. The mine's permits are in question following objections by …
The coal mine's first plant entered into operation by 2007. Since 2013, the mine relies on three plants, being the largest mine in South Africa of metallurgical anthracite, an energy rich type of coal. For the year 2013/14, 1,1 million tonnes of coal were extracted. The coal both feeds South African national industry and it is exported.
The judge said Tendele had breached the law on public participation. The award of a controversial licence to Tendele Coal Mining to extend the activities of its Somkhele mine in the Mtubatuba ...
