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PROPOSED MOGALAKWENA NORTH 

CONCENTRATOR DE- 

BOTTLENECKING PROJECT 

Amendment to the Environmental Management 

Programme Report 

Stakeholder Engagement Report 

Report Prepared for 

Anglo American Platinum Limited 

Report Number 447122/1 SER 

Report Prepared by 

November 2012

SRK Consulting: Project No: 447122 MNC North Concentrator De-Bottlenecking Project 

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Proposed Mogalakwena North Concentrator 

De-Bottlenecking Project 

Amendment to the Environmental 

Management Report 

Stakeholder Engagement Report 

Anglo American Platinum 

SRK Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. 

265 Oxford Rd 

Illovo 2196 

Johannesburg 

South Africa 

e-mail: johannesburg@srk.co.za 

website: www.srk.co.za 

Tel: +27 (0) 11 441 1248 

Fax:+27 (0) 11 880 8086 

SRK Project Number 447122 

November 2012 

Compiled by: 

L Rothmann-Guest 

BL (Landscape Architecture) 

Stakeholder Engagement 

Specialist 

Peer Reviewed by: 

Elna de Beer 

BA (Social Work) 

Senior Stakeholder Engagement 

Specialist 

Email: lrothmann@srk.com 

Authors: 

L Rothmann-Guest; E de Beer 

ROTL/DEEL MNC De-Bottlenecking Project: Stakeholder Engagement Report November 2012

SRK Consulting: Project No: 447122 MPM de-bottlenecking Project 

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Table of Contents 

Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................................... v 

List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... vi 

1 Background and Introduction ..................................................................................... 7 

2 Approach to stakeholder engagement ....................................................................... 7 

2.1 Objectives of Stakeholder Engagement ............................................................................................. 9 

3 Location of project ....................................................................................................... 9 

4 Identification of Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) ......................................... 9 

4.1 Identification of landowners .............................................................................................................. 11 

4.2 Identification of District and Local Municipality ................................................................................. 12 

4.3 Identification of relevant Government Departments ......................................................................... 12 

5 Stakeholder Engagement during the Scoping Phase ............................................. 14 

5.1 Announcement of the opportunity to become involved and comment on the Scoping Report ......... 14 

5.2 Involvement of host communities ...................................................................................................... 15 

5.3 Obtaining stakeholder comment ....................................................................................................... 19 

5.3.1 Key stakeholder meetings ..................................................................................................... 20 

5.3.2 Public Meetings ..................................................................................................................... 20 

5.3.3 Written comments ................................................................................................................. 20 

5.4 Comment and Response Report ...................................................................................................... 20 

5.5 Submission of Scoping Report to Authorities ................................................................................... 21 

6 Stakeholder engagement during the impact assessment phase ........................... 22 

7 Environmental Authorisation .................................................................................... 22 

8 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 22 

Appendices ...................................................................................................................... 24 

Appendix A: Stakeholder Database ............................................................................. 25 

Appendix B: Letter announcing project and availability of Scoping Report, BID, I&AP 

registration and comment sheet ............................................................................... 26 

Appendix C: Distribution of documents to Public Places ............................................ 27 

Appendix D: Advertisements .......................................................................................... 28 

Appendix E: Distribution of Project documentation to Host ....................................... 29 

Communities .................................................................................................................... 29 

Appendix F: Key Stakeholder Meetings ......................................................................... 30 

Appendix F1: Mapela Traditional Authority – 22 August 2012 ..................................... 30 

Appendix F2: Mokopane Traditional Authority – 12 September 2012 ......................... 30 

Appendix F1: Mapela Traditional Authority – 22 August 2012 ..................................... 31 

Appendix F2: Mokopane Traditional Authority – .......................................................... 32 



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12 September 2012 .......................................................................................................... 32 

Appendix G: Public Meetings ......................................................................................... 33 

Appendix G1: Attendance List of Postponed Public .................................................... 33 

Meeting – 20 September 2012 ......................................................................................... 33 

Appendix G2: Proceedings and Attendance List for .................................................... 33 

Public Meeting– 27 September 2012 .............................................................................. 33 

Appendix G1: Attendance List of Postponed Public .................................................... 34 

Meeting – 20 September 2012 ......................................................................................... 34 

Appendix G2: Proceedings and Attendance List for Public ........................................ 35 

Meeting– 27 September 2012 .......................................................................................... 35 

Appendix H: Written Comments ..................................................................................... 36 

Appendix I: Comment and Response Report ................................................................ 37 

Appendix J: Distribution of Scoping Report to Authorities ......................................... 38 

Appendix K: Approval Letter from DMR ........................................................................ 39 



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List of Tables 

Table 1: Sectors of Society represented in the initial stakeholder database .................................................... 11 

Table 2: Identification of landowners ................................................................................................................ 11 

Table 3: Contact details of the District and Local Municipality ......................................................................... 12 

Table 4: Identification of relevant Government Departments ........................................................................... 12 

Table 5: Distribution of Project documentation ................................................................................................. 14 

Table 6: Public Places where project documents (BIDs and the Scoping Report) were made available ........ 15 

Table 7: Advertisements published to announce the proposed project and invite stakeholders to comment on 

the Scoping Report .................................................................................................................... 15 

Table 8: Involvement of host communities during Scoping Phase ................................................................... 18 

Table 9: Summary of stakeholder comments and issues ................................................................................. 20 

Table 10: Submission of Scoping Report to Authorities ................................................................................... 21 

List of Figures 

Figure 1 Overview of environmental authorisation and associated stakeholder engagement process ............. 8 

Figure 2 Location of MPM in relation to surrounding towns and major roads .................................................. 10 

Figure 3 Landownership in relation to MPM's mining rights area ..................................................................... 13 

Figure 4 Public places and site notices announcing the proposed project ...................................................... 16 

Figure 5 Location of host communities ............................................................................................................. 17 



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Disclaimer 

The opinions expressed in this Report have been based on the information supplied to SRK 

Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SRK) by Anglo American Platinum Limited. The opinions in this 

Report are provided in response to a specific request from Anglo American Platinum to do so. SRK 

has exercised all due care in reviewing the supplied information. Whilst SRK has compared key 

supplied data with expected values, the accuracy of the results and conclusions from the review are 

entirely reliant on the accuracy and completeness of the supplied data. SRK does not accept 

responsibility for any errors or omissions in the supplied information and does not accept any 

consequential liability arising from commercial decisions or actions resulting from them. Opinions 

presented in this report apply to the site conditions and features as they existed at the time of SRK’s 

investigations, and those reasonably foreseeable. These opinions do not necessarily apply to 

conditions and features that may arise after the date of this Report, about which SRK had no prior 

knowledge nor had the opportunity to evaluate. 



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List of Abbreviations 

Amplats 

BID 

CRR 

DMR 

DWA 

EAP 

EIA 

EMP 

EMPR 

I&AP 

IDP 

LDEDET 

MNC 

MPM 

MPRDA 

RPM 

SR 

Anglo American Platinum Limited 

Background Information Document 

Comment and Response Report 

Department of Mineral Resources 

Department of Water Affairs 

Environmental Assessment Practitioner 

Environmental Impact Assessment 

Environmental Management Programme 

Environmental Management Programme Report 

Interested and Affected Party 

Integrated Development Plan 

Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism 

Mogalakwena North Concentrator 

Mogalakwena Platinum Mine 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 

Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited 

Scoping Report 


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1 Background and Introduction 

Mogalakwena Platinum Mine (MPM) is wholly owned and managed by Rustenburg Platinum Mines 

Limited (RPM), who is in turn fully owned by Anglo American Platinum Limited. Mogalakwena, 

meaning “brave crocodile” commenced operation in 1992. 

MPM proposes to expand their existing ore crushing facilities at the North Concentrator. The 

proposed expansion will increase the designed production capacity of the North Concentrator from 

600 kilo tonnes per month (ktpm) of platinum ore, to 750 ktpm. 

The proposed expansion project (i.e. the Mogalakwena North Concentrator (MNC) De-Bottlenecking 

Project), requires an environmental authorisation application for an Environmental Management 

Programme (EMP) Amendment in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 

(MPRDA) (No 28 of 2002). 

MPM appointed SRK Consulting as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner to 

undertake the environmental authorisation process for the EMP Amendment process. This 

application must be submitted to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) for authorisation. 

Commenting authorities for this project include the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, 

Environment and Tourism (LDEDET), the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Waterberg 

District and Mogalakwena Local Municipalities. 

This document represents the Stakeholder Engagement Report of the Impact Assessment Phase for 

the MNC De-Bottlenecking Project and outlines the stakeholder engagement process undertaken to 

date, as part of the EMP Amendment. 

2 Approach to stakeholder engagement 

Stakeholder Engagement is the involvement of all parties who potentially have an interest in a 

development or project, or may be directly or indirectly affected by the proposed development. It is a 

process leading to a joint effort by stakeholders, technical specialists, the authorities and the 

proponent/developer who work together to produce better decisions than if they had acted 

independently. 

The stakeholder engagement process for the EMP Amendment is discussed below and the key 

steps of the process are presented in Figure 1. The approach followed is focused on: 

Obtaining most issues, including those from stakeholders early on in the process, with the latter 

half of the process designed to provide environmental and technical evaluation of these issues; 

Personal contact with directly affected Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs), taking into 

account cultural and language sensitivity; 

Using the languages of choice of I&APs in meetings, and providing selected documents as per 

the requirements of the MPRDA; 

Raising a diversity of perspectives and opinions rather that forcing consensus among I&APs. This 

approach also minimises project risks by building trust with I&APs; 

Building capacity of I&APs to participate; and 

Clarifying I&APs’ roles and responsibilities at the start of the process, sanctioned by the 

authorities, in terms of where and when decision will be made and by whom. 



Figure 1 Overview of environmental authorisation and associated stakeholder engagement 

process 



2.1 Objectives of Stakeholder Engagement 

The Stakeholder Engagement Process is designed to provide sufficient and accessible information 

to I&APs in an objective manner to assist them to: 

During the Scoping Phase 

 

 

 

Raise issues of concern and suggestions for enhanced benefits; 

Verify that their issues have been recorded; and 

Contribute relevant local knowledge and traditional knowledge to the environmental 

assessment. 

During the Impact Assessment/EMP Amendment Phase 

 

 

 

Contribute relevant information and local traditional knowledge to the environmental 

assessment; 

Verify that their issues have been considered in the environmental assessment; and 

Comment on the findings of the environmental assessment. 

During the Decision-making Phase 

 

Advise I&APs of the outcome, i.e. the authority decision, and how and by when the decision 

can be appealed. 

3 Location of project 

The MPM is situated within the Mapela Area approximately 30 km north-west of Mokopane within the 

Mogalakwena Local Municipality, which forms part of the Waterberg District Municipality of the 

Limpopo Province. MPM lies in the Limpopo River Catchment and is drained by the Mohlosane 

(Klein Sandsloot River) and the Groot Sandsloot River. Figure 2 shows the location of MPM, the 

surface lease area in relation to the nearest towns, and major roads. 

4 Identification of Interested and Affected Parties 

(I&APs) 

The guidelines of the MPRDA require identification of and consultation with communities and I&APs. 

Although this process does not specifically require stakeholders to formally register as I&APs, the 

invitation was extended to them in this authorisation process. 

The SRK stakeholder engagement office started the stakeholder identification process by utilising an 

existing database linked to previous EIA processes for MPM. Existing stakeholder details were 

verified and incorporated into the stakeholder database developed for the MNC De-Bottlenecking 

Project. 

Communities and I&APs were identified through a process of discussions with MPM, meetings with 

stakeholders, networking and previous relationships developed with key stakeholders. Stakeholders 

and I&APs on the verified stakeholder database were advised by letter addressed to them 

personally, and via email of the opportunity to register for the proposed EMP Amendment process. 



Figure 2 Location of MPM in relation to surrounding towns and major roads 



In August 2012, during announcement of the project, there were 146 stakeholders on the database. 

Table 1 shows that these stakeholders represent a broad spectrum of sectors of society. The current 

stakeholder database is attached as Appendix A and will be updated throughout the process. 

Table 1: Sectors of Society represented in the initial stakeholder database 

Sectors of Society represented in the MPM database 

Traditional Authorities (i.e. Mapela Traditional Authority, 

Mokopane Traditional Authority) 

Competent and Commenting authorities 

Government (National, Provincial, District and Local) 

Community Representatives and Community Based 

Organisations 

Non-Governmental Organisations 

Parastatals 

Local and affected communities 

Business and Commerce 

Government Facilitated Task Teams (i.e. GFTT) 

Environment and Conservation 

4.1 Identification of landowners 

The identification of landowners in the project area is a vital part of the stakeholder engagement 

process. SRK Consulting conducted a deeds search to identify landowners directly related to the 

project and adjacent to the proposed project area. The process to obtain confirmation from the 

Department of Land Affairs regarding the existence of possible land claims on the proposed project 

area has been initiated and confirmation from the relevant authorities is awaited. 

Landownership has been confirmed through a deeds search and the landowners are indicated in 

Table 2. The MNC De-Bottlenecking Project area is on the following land portion: Zwartfontein 818 

LR. Figure 3 displays a map of landownership in relation to MPM mining operations. 

Table 2: Identification of landowners 

Farm Name and number Deed nr Landowners 

Utrecht 776 LR Portions 

0,2,3,7,8,9 

Utrecht 776 LR Portions 

1,4,5,6 

T21284/1975 State/Government 

T34752/1977 State/Government 

Molendraai 811 LR T2550/1887 State/Government 

Moordkopje 813 LR T1149/1885 State/Government 

Overysel 815 LR T22441/1942 Mapela Tribal Authority 

Zwartfontein 818 LR T6601/1913 Mapela Tribal Authority 

Vaalkop 819 LR T22441/1942 Mapela Tribal Authority 

Blinkwater 820 LR T22441/1942 Mapela Tribal Authority 

Commando Drift 228 KR T1228/1893 State/Government 

Sandsloot 236 KR T2463/1887 State/Government 



Farm Name and number Deed nr Landowners 

Rietfontein 240 KR T2286/1894 State/Government 

Armoede 823 LR (RE) T65590/2004 Rustenburg Platinum Mines 

Armoede 823 LR portion 1 T21284/1975 State/Government 

Tweefontein 238 KR RE - Unknown 

Knapdaar 234 KR T2287/1894 State/Government 

Gesond 235 KR T2525/1893 State/Government 

4.2 Identification of District and Local Municipality 

The project area is located within the jurisdiction of the Waterberg District Municipality and the 

Mogalakwena Local Municipality of the Limpopo Province. Details of the relevant municipality are 

given in Table 3. 

Table 3: Contact details of the District and Local Municipality 

Municipality Contact Person Contact Details 

Waterberg District 

Municipality 

Mogalakwena Local 

Municipality 

Mokopane Letsoalo 

(Municipal Manager) 

Mr William Kekana 

(Municipal Manager) 

Tel: 014 718 3300 

Email: mletsoalo@waterberg.gov.za 

Tel: 015 491 9604 

Email: kekanasw@mogalakwena.gov.za 

4.3 Identification of relevant Government Departments 

Environmental authorisation for the MNC De-Bottlenecking Project is required from the DMR. The 

contact details of the DMR and the relevant commenting authorities are provided in Table 4 below. 

Table 4: Identification of relevant Government Departments 

Department Contact Person Contact Details 

DMR 

Mr Azwi Mulaudzi 

(Director) 

Tel: 015 287 4763 

Email: 

Azwihangwisi.mulaudzi@dmr.gov.za 

DWA 

Mr SJ Nkuna Tel: 015 781 6887 

Email 

nkunas@dwa.gov.za 

LDEDET 

Mr EV Maluleke 

Tel: 015 291 1315 

Email: 

malulekeev@ledet.gov.za 



Figure 3 Landownership in relation to MPM's mining rights area 



5 Stakeholder Engagement during the Scoping Phase 

5.1 Announcement of the opportunity to become involved and 

comment on the Scoping Report 

The opportunity to participate in the proposed EMP Amendment process and to register as an I&AP 

was announced in August 2012 as follows: 

Background Information Document, letter of invitation to register as an I&AP and 

comment on the Scoping Report 

 

 

 

Distribution of a letter of invitation (in English and Sepedi) to become involved in and to 

comment on the Scoping Report, personally addressed to 146 stakeholders, accompanied by a 

Background Information Document (BID) and registration and comment sheet in English and 

Sepedi. The BID was emailed to everyone on the database with email addresses. The 

registration and comment sheet also provided opportunity for I&APs to indicate how they wished 

to receive their notifications and documents for comment. Table 5 shows the distribution of the 

BID and other announcement documentation. Copies of the BID, letter announcing the 

availability of the Scoping Report for public comment, registration and comment sheet are 

included in Appendix B. 

The Scoping Report was made available for public comment for a period of thirty (30) days from 

30 August 2012 to 28 September 2012. Upon request from local communities received at the 

public meeting held on 27 September 2012 the public review period was extended to 5 October 

2012 to allow local communities to submit comments. To date no additional comments have 

been received (apart for those noted in stakeholder meetings). 

Posting all documentation on the SRK website. 

Table 5: Distribution of Project documentation 

BIDS, letter of invitation to become involved and comment on the Scoping Report, 

registration as I&AP and comment sheet 

Distribution 

Number of BIDs and other 

documents distributed 

SMS sent to stakeholders on the database 63 

Emailed to stakeholders on the database 74 

BIDs, and Scoping Report letters placed in public places 210 

BIDs and Scoping Report letters distributed by personal drop-off to 

key stakeholders 

BIDs and Scoping Report letters distributed during key stakeholder 

and public meetings 

70 

300 

Total number of project documentation distributed 717 

Public Places and Site notices 

 

Placing the invitation letter, BID, registration and reply sheet, with an A3 poster to indicate the 

availability of the announcement documents and Scoping Report, at 6 of the 7 public places in 

the project area. (See Table 6). 



Table 6: Public Places where project documents (BIDs and the Scoping Report) were made 

available 

Public Place Locality Contact Person Telephone number 

Mogalakwena 

Municipality 

Mogalakwena Public 

Library 

54 Retief Street, 

Mokopane 

Van Riebeeck Weg, 

Mokopane 

Mr Kekana 015 491 9604 

Refilwe Modisha 015 491 9729 

Police Station 

21 Retief Street, 

Mokopane 

Mr Mogwaneng (Station 

Commander) 

015 409 1400 

Mapela Tribal Hall MPM office Mr Mothiba 015 413 0036 

082 568 0595 

Mogalakwena 

Platinum Mine 

MPM office Ms Khensani Baloyi 015 418 2496 

Mapela MPCC Mapela Community Ms Andrina Mabusela 082 359 1649 

Seritarita High School Skimming Community Mr Somo 082 936 5160 

 

 

 

Appendix C includes issue receipts of documents delivered to the public places. 

Eight site notices were erected at various locations (including the public places) in the project 

area and Figure 4 displays a map with the GPS coordinates and photographs of the public 

places and site notices erected at various locations in the project area. 

No access or permission was received to use Seritarita High School as a public place and 

therefore no documents were placed at this location. 

Advertisements in English and Sepedi 

 

Advertisements in English and Sepedi were published in the main body of two newspapers, see 

details in Table 7. 

Copies of the advertisements are included in Appendix D. 

Table 7: Advertisements published to announce the proposed project and invite stakeholders 

to comment on the Scoping Report 

Newspaper Date Published Size Language 

Northern News 31 August 2012 20cm x 4cm English and Sepedi 

Die Bosvelder 31 August 2012 20cm x 4cm English and Sepedi 

5.2 Involvement of host communities 

MPM has an existing community engagement process and plan that guides and manages its 

relationship with communities surrounding the mine. These host communities fall within the 

jurisdiction of the Mapela and Mokopane Traditional Authorities respectively. Although both 

Traditional Authorities were consulted, the host communities in the Mapela Traditional Authority area 

were the key focus of stakeholder engagement during the scoping phase as they are the closest to 

the proposed project area (i.e. within 10km radius). The map in Figure 5 displays the location of the 

host communities within a 10km radius of the project area/mine. 



Figure 4 Public places and site notices announcing the proposed project 



Figure 5 Location of host communities 



The DMR established a Government Facilitated Task Team (GFTT), who were also acknowledged 

and specifically invited to become involved in the public participation process. The host communities 

were invited to attend the public meetings and special effort was made to distribute project 

documentation to community representatives individually. Table 8 presents the manner in which the 

host communities participated in the process to date and issue receipts for document delivery are 

attached in Appendix E. 

Table 8: Involvement of host communities during Scoping Phase 

Host communities in the Mapela Traditional Authority – Kgoshi D Langa 

Community represented at meeting Documents dropped off at leaders 

in villages 

Name of 

Induna 

Mapela Villages 

GFTT 

Members 

Members 

attended 

public meeting 

Collaborating with leaders to get 

information & distribute documents 

Documents 

dropped off 

and/or attended 


GPS 

Coordinates 

Mr Baloyi Danisane Walter 

Tshabalala 

24°1’56”S/ 

28°53’55”E 

Mr Langa Fothane 28°50’46”N/ 

23°57’31”W 

Mr Chaba Ga-Tshaba G Rabalao 23°57’34”S/ 

28°51’59”E 

Mrs 

Molekana 

Ga-Molekana Philipos Dolo 23°59’45”S/ 

28°56’25”E 

Ms 

Masenya 

Hans Masibe Junior Matso 24°0’18”S/ 

28°52’26”E 

Mr A Old Ga Pila Village Rose Tlhotse 24°2’9”S/ 

Mogale 

Mr 

Kutumela 

Skiming (Old and 

New Skiming) 

Leruleng 

Rina Mmatli 

Sannah 

Mathato 

28°53’5”E 

23°59’9”S/ 

28°52’59”E 

Mrs Lebelo Mashahleng Annah 

Makhubela 

24°2’3”S/ 

28°53’2”E 

Mr Mgela Matopa 28°50'53.345"E 

23°57'37.725"S 

Ga-Seema 

Meriem 

Seema 

24°0’59”S/ 

28°52’24”E 

Kwa-Kwalata 

24°0’59”S/ 

28°52’24”E 

Mamaala 

24°0’59”S/ 

28°52’24”E 

Mesopotamia 

24°0’59”S/ 

28°52’24”E 

Armoede 

David 

Moselakgomo 

23°57’49”S 

Mr 

Momotlana 

Rooibokfontein 

23°56’38”S/ 

28°59’38”E 

23°57’49”S/ 

28°58’37”E 

Sekuruwe 

Suzan 

Moabelo 

Ga-Chokoe Maggy 28°51'40.101"E 

24°0'45.576"S 

Matlou Tshep Matlou 28°51'13.466"E 

24°1'19.404"S 

Ga-Pila Sterkwater 

Magope 

Ga-Modipana 

Mosoge 

Ga-Mabusela 

28°48'5.429"E 

24°1'22.651"S 

28°50'28.702"E 

23°58'19.528"S 

28°50'28.331"E 

23°56'31.15"S 

23°56’21”S/ 

28°50’45”E 

Ga-Lelaka Hendry Tefo 28°51'33.069"E 

24°1'7.677"S 

In process 

In process 



Host communities in the Mapela Traditional Authority – Kgoshi D Langa 

Community represented at meeting Documents dropped off at leaders 

in villages 

Name of 

Induna 

David 

Moselakga 

Angelina 

Puka 

Paul 

Thabane 

Mr 

Masenya 

Mapela Villages 

Ga-Mabusela 

Mmahlogo 

Ga-Sekhaolela 

Ga-Puka 

Old Ga-Puka 

Motlhotlo 

Ga Masenya 

GFTT 

Members 

Members 



Collaborating with leaders to get 

information & distribute documents 

Documents 

dropped off 



GPS 

Coordinates 

23°56’21”S/ 

28°50’45”E 

28°49'15.887"E 

23°57'45.704"S 

28°58’37”E 

23°57’49”S 

28°58’37”E 

Host communities in the Mokopane Traditional Authority – Kgoshi Kekana 

Note: Only villages with GFTT members will be involved. 

In process 

In process 

28°54'18.176"E In process 

23°57'31.833"S 

28°52'20.007"E 

23°59'52.253"S 

INDUNA 

Mokopane Villages 

GFTT 

Members 

Members 



Documents 

dropped off 



GPS 

Coordinates 

Ga-Mokaba Mr Matlala 28°56'41.082"E 

24°3'7.013"S 

Mr Lebelo Malepetleke 28°54'58.141"E 

24°4'45.075"S 

Tshamahansi (Ga- 

Hlongwane, Ga- 

Macheke, Ga- 

Baloyi) 

Ga-Magongoa 

Masodi 

Sandsloot 

Mosesetjane (Ga- 

Ledwaba, Ga- 

Kgobudi, Ga- 

Sekgoboko) 

Ga-Madiba 

Ga-Mitchell 

Moshate/Vaaltyn 

(Masehlaneng, 

Maroteng, Moshate) 

Mountainview 

Sekgakgapeng 

5.3 Obtaining stakeholder comment 

Comments 

In process 

Stakeholder comments were based on the BID and the Scoping Report which was available for 

public comment and verbal explanations of the proposed project during meetings. I&APs could 

contribute issues either in writing by completing and returning comment sheets, verbally by phone, or 

by attending key stakeholder and public meetings. Comments and issues raised during all meetings 

are captured in the Comment and Response Report (CRR) included in this report as Appendix I. 



5.3.1 Key stakeholder meetings 

Key stakeholder meetings with the Traditional Authorities of Mapela and Mokopane were scheduled 

with the objective to introduce the proposed project and to obtain initial comments. All meetings took 

place in the language of choice of the participants. The following key stakeholder meetings took 

place: 

Mapela Traditional Authority on 22 August 2012 (Proceedings attached in Appendix F1) 

Mokopane Traditional Authority on 12 September 2012 (Proceedings attached in Appendix F2) 

5.3.2 Public Meetings 

The public meeting was advertised to take place in Mapela on 20 September 2012. Upon request of 

the community members attending the meeting on 20 September 2012, the meeting was postponed 

to 27 September 2012. (Attendance lists of the postponed meeting of 20 September are attached as 

Appendix G1) 

SMS notification and reminders of the public meeting were sent to 63 people. Fifty three (53) people 

attended the meeting, which took place in the language of choice of the participants. 

Proceedings of the public meeting held on 27 September 2012 are attached in Appendix G2. 

5.3.3 Written comments 

Written comments were received from stakeholders as well as from authorities and are attached as 

Appendix H. The comments are also included in the CRR. 

5.4 Comment and Response Report 

All comments received and issues raised during the Scoping Phase are captured in the CRR and 

included in Appendix I. 

This section presents a summary of the main issues that have been identified. Stakeholder 

consultation is an on-going process throughout the EMP Amendment process and more comments 

are expected during the impact assessment phase. The key comments, issues of concern and 

suggestions raised by stakeholders are summarised in Table 9. Although summarised responses 

have been included in the table, please refer to the CRR for full responses from MPM and the Draft 

EMP Amendment Report for more information. 

Table 9: Summary of stakeholder comments and issues 

Air quality 

Category 

Groundwater and 

surface water 

Comments/issues raised by 

stakeholders 

Stakeholders expressed concern 

about the impact of dust due to 

current mining operations on 

community livelihoods and health. 

Stakeholders noted concern about 

the quality of groundwater and its 

impact on cattle drinking from rivers 

in the area. 

Summarised response 

MPM has an extensive dust 

monitoring network and monthly 

results are analysed by an 

independent laboratory. Results are 

sent to LDEDET once a year. 

MPM does not discharge water to 

the environment and has an 

extensive water monitoring network. 

All water samples are analysed by 

an accredited laboratory and results 

are sent to the Department of Water 

Affairs every three months. 



Category 

Comments/issues raised by 

stakeholders 

Summarised response 

Noise 

Company Conduct 

and policy 

Socio-economic 

Stakeholders living close to the mine 

identified noise coming from the 

mining operations as a serious 

problem. 

Stakeholders challenged MPM’s 

conduct in previous projects (in 

particular the Alchemy Project) as 

well as the integrity of the 

stakeholder engagement process for 

the de-bottlenecking project. 

Concerns were expressed that 

comments and issues raised during 

the public meeting will not be 

addressed or sent through to 

authorities. 

Comments were received related to 

the high unemployment levels in the 

area and MPMs contribution to the 

socio-economic development of the 

area. 

MPM does ensure that all machines 

working on the mine conforms to the 

DMR standards regarding noise 

levels and will continually look at 

minimising noise impacts from 

machines. The noise levels due to 

the de-bottlenecking project should 

not increase but it will be confirmed 

in the impact assessment phase. 

The comments received during the 

public meeting will be made 

available in a Comment and 

Response Report format and 

distributed to the communities. It will 

also be included in the Draft 

EIA/EMP Amendment Report to be 

submitted to the Department of 

Mineral Resources (DMR), local 

communities and other commenting 

authorities. 

Local employment is one of MPM’s 

priorities. MPM employ local 

communities Local employment is 

one of MPM’s priorities. MPM 

employ unskilled labour in local 

communities through the labour 

desk. The labour desk employment 

process is controlled by the local 

communities. Skilled labour is 

advertised. 

5.5 Submission of Scoping Report to Authorities 

The Scoping Report was distributed to competent and commenting authorities and details are 

reflected in Table 8. (Issue receipts are attached in Appendix J). On 10 October 2012 the DMR 

approved the Scoping Report – see letter attached in Appendix K. 

Table 10: Submission of Scoping Report to Authorities 

Authority Date submitted Authority Date submitted 

DMR 29 August 2012 Waterberg District 

Municipality 

LEDET 29 August 2012 Mogalakwena Local 

Municipality 

4 September 2012 

29 August 2012 



6 Stakeholder engagement during the impact 

assessment phase 

Stakeholder engagement during the Impact Assessment Phase revolves around a review of the 

findings of the impact assessment presented in the Draft EMP Amendment Report, which will be 

made available for public comment. Stakeholders will once again be invited to key stakeholder 

meetings during the Impact Assessment Phase. These details will be confirmed closer to the time of 

the meetings. 

Stakeholders will be invited to comment on the Draft EMP Amendment Report in any of the following 

ways: 

 

 

 

By raising comments during key stakeholder/public meetings where the content of the Draft 

EMP Amendment Report will be presented. 

By completing comments sheets available with the report at public places, and by submitting 

additional written comments, by email or fax, or by telephone, to the public participation office 

The Draft EMP Amendment Report will be available for comment at public places in the project 

area, sent to everyone who requests a copy, and placed on the SRK website: www.srk.co.za. 

All comments and issues raised during the comment period will be added to the CRR that will 

accompany the Final EMP Amendment Report. 

7 Environmental Authorisation 

Stakeholders will be advised in writing and by way of advertisements in the media, of the authority 

decision on the EMP Amendment, in other words, on whether environmental authorisation has been 

granted to the project or not, and the conditions of the authorisation. If positive, stakeholders will be 

advised that the decision may be appealed within 30 days after the date of decision. Notification of 

the authority decision will be provided as follows: 

 

A letter will be sent out to all I&APs, summarising the authorities’ decision and explaining how to 

lodge an appeal should they wish to; and 

 

An advertisement to announce the authorities’ decision will be published in local newspapers. 

8 Conclusion 

Contributions to the EMP Amendment process by a wide range of stakeholders and the authorities 

will assist to add value to the findings and recommendations of the EMP Amendment Report and the 

authority decision-making process. The range of issues received will be reflected in the CRR report, 

which will accompany the submission of the Final EMP Amendment Report to the competent 

authorities. These stakeholder issues will inform the scope of the impact assessment phase studies, 

and ensure that the relevant aspects and issues are considered. 



Prepared by 

Elna de Beer 

Senior Stakeholder Engagement Specialist 

Reviewed by 

Vassie Maharaj 

Principal Consultant 

__________________________________________ 

Darryl Kilian 

Partner 



Appendices 



Appendix A: Stakeholder Database 



Appendix B: Letter announcing project and availability of 

Scoping Report, BID, I&AP registration and comment 

sheet 



Appendix C: Distribution of documents to Public Places 



Appendix D: Advertisements 



Appendix E: Distribution of Project documentation to Host 

Communities 



Appendix F: Key Stakeholder Meetings 

Appendix F1: Mapela Traditional Authority – 22 August 2012 

Appendix F2: Mokopane Traditional Authority – 12 September 2012 



Appendix F1: Mapela Traditional Authority – 22 August 

2012 



Appendix F2: Mokopane Traditional Authority – 

12 September 2012 



Appendix G: Public Meetings 

Appendix G1: Attendance List of Postponed Public 

Meeting – 20 September 2012 

Appendix G2: Proceedings and Attendance List for 

Public Meeting– 27 September 2012 



Appendix G1: Attendance List of Postponed Public 

Meeting – 20 September 2012 



Appendix G2: Proceedings and Attendance List for Public 

Meeting– 27 September 2012 



Appendix H: Written Comments 



Appendix I: Comment and Response Report 



Appendix J: Distribution of Scoping Report to Authorities 



Appendix K: Approval Letter from DMR 



SRK Report Distribution Record 

Complete this form and include it as the final page for each copy of the report produced. 

Report No. 

447122/1 SER 

Copy No. 1 

Name/Title Company Copy Date Authorised by 

L Redding Anglo American 1 

N Anamuthoo SRK 2 

Approval Signature: 

This report is protected by copyright vested in SRK (SA) (Pty) Ltd. It may not be reproduced or 

transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever to any person without the written permission of 

the copyright holder, SRK.

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