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It has emboldened PTWC in the fight against mining operations which can result in devastating long term damage to the environment and negatively affect local economies and communities Protecting South Africa s West Coast Mining has become a common practice on pristine beaches and offshore areas of South Africa s West Coast
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The Xolobeni mineral sands project was a mining project planned in the Eastern Cape in South Africa An Australian mining company Mineral Commodities Ltd MRC obtained the prospecting rights to the area in 1998 In 2024 the company claimed to have discovered 9 Mt of ilmenite a mineral used in
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This is Xolobeni a remote village on the eastern shore of South Africa and the focus of a bitter dispute over a massive titanium mining project The outcome will have far reaching consequences for South Africa redefining the place of the country s most famous industry in a rapidly changing nation hit by weak economic growth and deep
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The Mzamba river gorge the northern boundary of the Xolobeni Mining tenement had been dressed up to look like an alluvial diamond mining operation in Kono Sierra Leone Hundreds of Amadiba coastal residents had worked as extras
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Skulduggery and dune mining From Noseweek by Erika Schutze Residents in the Xolobeni district in Pondoland find themselves the victims of the manipulative tactics of an Australian mining company on the hunt for titanium deposits the tunnel vision of the Department of Minerals and Energy as well as a couple of scheming ANC bigwigs ex of the Department of Trade and Industry intent on
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Mineral Commodities Ltd ABN 39 008 478 653 40 Murray Road North Welshpool WA 6106 Australia PO Box 235 Welshpool DC January 19 2024
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22 November 2024 19 08 LIsa Steyn A landmark court ruling not only gives the Eastern Cape community of Xolobeni the right to refuse mining in the pristine Wild Coast area but will extend this
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The cataclysmically destructive nature of the mining industry becomes ever more evident A recent UN report has shown that extractive industries are together responsible for half the world s carbon emissions and 80% of biodiversity loss We are not talking just about coal oil and gas extraction here but mining in general Iron ore mining is connected to major climate impacts because so
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Most people familiar with the mining landscape are aware of the well publicised attempts to gain mineral rights to access the apparently lucrative wild coast heavy mineral sands known as Xolobeni that have repeatedly failed
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Xolobeni — the mine the murder and the DG amaBhungane Jun 30 2024· Mark born in 1962 arrived on the South African mining scene in around 2024 when he and his elder brother Joseph established MRC Resources the South African entity that controls two local prospects the Tormin mineral sands project on the West Coast …
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MSR is a subsidiary of Australian mining company Mineral Commodities MRC which is known for its controversial attempts to mine mineral sands at Xolobeni on the Wild Coast in South Africa Davies Reddell and Cloete gave presentations about MSR s environmentally destructive Tormin mineral sands mine situated on the West Coast approximately 350 km north of Cape Town
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Xolobeni according to ACC activists was adopted as a term of reference by Australian mining company MRC to create the impression that the proposed project would only impact one village rather than the longer stretch of coastline that the company has set its sights on Over time Xolobeni has become interchangeable in the media and academic literature with Umgungundlovu This
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Right now the spotlight is on a bitter dispute between local people in the Xolobeni region on the east coast of South Africa and an Autralian created mining company that wants to excavate a strip
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The mining sector and its effect on communities fall into this category For years rural communities have been victimised or forced to vacate their homes and community leaders bribed to make way for mining operations In most instances the community receives little to no benefits In the case of Xolobeni is alleged that chiefs were bribed
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The developers of the proposed controversial Xolobeni heavy minerals project in the Eastern Cape have denied information given to Mining Weekly Online last week that the project was put on
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Describe any other sources of law affecting the mining industry The South African mining industry is predominantly regulated by the MPRDA However there is additional legislation that is applicable to mining such as Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act 2024 Royalty Act Mineral and Petroleum Royalty Administration Act 2024
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It is not unusual to find news on artisanal miners invading large scale mining concessions communities refusing to accept new mining projects in their areas or protesting operating mines In South Africa this fight is embodied in the legal battle between the Xolobeni community in the Eastern Cape and the Government
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ACC has been fighting against mining operations in Xolobeni a village in Umgungundlovu on the Wild Coast Right now we are so happy I can t even explain it Right now we are so happy I can t even explain it said Siyabonga Ndovela who has lived in Xolobeni for 26 years Xolobeni is our land and our great grandfather s
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A battle has raged on for several years in Xolobeni between those for and against mining At stake is a mining rights application filed by Transworld Energy and Mineral Resources a South African subsidiary of the Australian company Mineral Commodities over property presently held by the community in terms of customary law
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The Australian mining company seeking the right to mine in Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape has been lashed for its treatment of a community in the Western Cape where it has been accused of breaching its legal obligations
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MRC Resources is pursuing Xolobeni via a 56% share of Transworld Energy and Minerals Resources which plans to mine a 22 km long and km wide stretch of the Xolobeni coastline mainly for titanium related minerals such as ilmenite which is used as a white pigment and zircon used in ceramics
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15 Feb 2024 The residents of five villages are fighting off the mining of the Xolobeni dunes Photos Paul Botes/M G Village residents dropped their ploughing implements and ran in panic when
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Skulduggery and dune mining Xolobeni Residents in the Xolobeni district in Pondoland find themselves the victims of the manipulative tactics of an Australian mining company on the hunt for titanium deposits the tunnel vision of the Department of Minerals and Energy as well as a couple of scheming ANC bigwigs ex of the Department of Trade and Industry intent on becoming the BEE beneficiaries of the proposed mining deal — without ever having consulted those to whom the land belongs
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MINING AFRICA MAGAZINE is a business to business publication for executives managers and prospectors of mining exploration companies as well as key suppliers to the Mining industry The editorial focuses on innovation technology trends people products and services in the mining and exploration industry Many suppliers in the resource sectors work with companies involved in mineral
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The report contain graphics of the planned project in Xolobeni and states that the new South African government leadership is pro development of the project In April a court case was heard in Pretoria on whether community consent is needed to grant TEM mining rights in the Xolobeni area Tembeka Ngcukaitobi the advocate for the Amadiba
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The case of the Xolobeni Mineral Sands Project in the Eastern Cape highlights some of the issues faced by governments mining companies and communities in dealing with mining related proposals
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Asked why Xolobeni residents were moved to work at the West Coast operation of MSR Tormin of which he is a director he said the relocated workers are benefiting from learnerships I took 33 but my target is 50 people They are trainees in laboratories the separation plant and mining
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In fact two major transactions the financing of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée CBG and the Tri K mining project that were ongoing when COVID 19 hit were finally closed in November 2024 and early 2024 These two projects involved respectively $800 million and $122m in financing
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The Xolobeni mine is a proposed titanium mine located in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape of South Africa The proposed mine has reserves amounting to million tonnes of ore grading 5% titanium The government decision to support the company s 2024 application for Mining Right was challenged by the Amadiba Crisis Committee formed in 2024 by local people who would be affected by the mine The lands have traditionally been held communally by local villages The subsequent decades lo
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South Africa s Western Cape High Court ruled on February 9 that a series of defamation lawsuits filed by an Australian mining company against six environmental activists constituted an abuse of the legal process Mineral Commodities Ltd MRC and its subsidiary Mineral Sands Resources MSR sued environmental attorneys Cormac Cullinan Christine Reddell and Tracey Davies community
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