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Following the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's environmental authorisation for prospecting of chrome and platinum on 200ha of land on Zilkaatsnek earlier this year and landowners' appeal, no answers are forthcoming from the prospectors. Landowners are waiting for feedback or prospecting activity and receive no feedback. The

A previous application was halted in the Western Cape High Court in March last year.

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Environmental report acknowledges that seismic blasts, which are much louder than gunshots, can kill fish particularly those with swim bladders

Seismic survey: Environmental report says seismic blasts, much louder than gunshots, can kill fish particularly those with swim bladders.

Wine producers in South Africa's Overberg region fear the environment will be permanently damaged if a gold and silver prospecting permit is approved.

The department turned down Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment.

West Coast prospecting: the refusal signals a shift towards more rigorous scrutiny of mining and prospecting applications

Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment

Approval of two applications to prospect on the coast between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border are pending, despite no environmental assessment of the combined effects being done.