Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process for Anglo American Platinum – Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM), Amandelbult Complex: Fine Chrome Recovery (FCR) Plant Project, Limpopo

Short Project Title

Fine Chrome Recovery (FCR) Plant

Project Title

Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Process for Anglo American Platinum – Rustenburg Platinum Mines (RPM), Amandelbult Complex: Fine Chrome Recovery (FCR) Plant Project, Limpopo

SRK Project Reference Number

540448

SRK Project Manager

Beth Candy

Contact Person

Beth Candy

Contact Email

bcandy@srk.co.za

Contact Number

011 441 1111

Fine Chrome Recovery (FCR) Plant

PROJECT SYNOPSIS

The Fine Chrome Recovery (FCR) initiative forms part of the “Making Amandelbult Investable Again” programme and the Amandelbult journey towards “P101”. The Amandelbult Concentrator Complex has an existing approved and operational chrome recovery plant. However, this existing chrome recovery plant is not designed to recover fine chrome (-100 µm fraction). An initiative was therefore identified in which an increased recovery of chrome can be realised at Amandelbult through the beneficiation of fine chrome from the Concentrator tailings. It is envisaged that the additional recovery of metallurgical and/or chemical grade chrome will result in an increased yield of chrome for Amandelbult, as well as reduced water losses associated with the existing approved tailings dams.


The proposed FCR Plant project will add limited infrastructure to the extensive Amandelbult Complex and will further utilise the existing facilities as far as possible.


PROJECT LOCATION

Anglo American Platinum, Rustenburg Platinum Mine’s (RPM) Amandelbult Complex (Amandelbult) is situated within the Thabazimbi Local Municipality and Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo Province. The project footprint is limited to the following farm portion:

  • Amandelbult 383 KQ Portion 0

STATUS OF PROJECT

Before RPM may commence with the development of the additional mining related activities, the following environmental authorizations processes and license amendment need to be undertaken in accordance with the relevant national legislation:

  • A Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for any project related Listed Activities stipulated in the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA).  The Scoping, EIA and amended EMPr will be submitted to Limpopo Province’s DMR for approval; and
  • An updated Integrated Water Use License (IWUL) for any project related water uses and accompanying Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan (IWWMP) under the National Water Act (Act No. 36 of 1998) (NWA), for submission and approval from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

The following documentation is available for further details:

  • Project Announcement:
    • Background information document (English and Setswana available); and
    • Interested and affected parties (I&AP) registration and comment forms (English and Setswana available).
  • The Draft Scoping Report (DSR):
  • The Draft Scoping Report (DSR) for stakeholder review is available for comment from 18 January 2019 – 18 February 2019.

Documents

Project Announcement

Documents
File Size
Date
 
540448 Amandelbult FCR Plant EA notification letter Final 20200325
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August 2021