South Africa: Mining Companies Eye the Last Unspoilt Strip of the Western Cape's West Coast

Approval of two applications to prospect on the coast between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border are pending.

SRK Mining Ltd wants to prospect for diamonds along the coastline, targeting places where diamond giant De Beers had excavated huge exploration trenches during the 1970s. She has warned that applications are being assessed on an individual basis without the government understanding the overall impact and net effect of all its various approvals.

In its documentation, the company states that part of the prospecting work will involve drilling operations with boreholes limited to a depth of 20 metres. Twelve boreholes will be drilled initially to test target areas with up to ten or so more boreholes, depending on initial results. Its final Basic Assessment Report and Environmental Management Programme documentation, including public comment, was submitted to DMRE on 19 May.SRK Mining Ltd, based in Koekenaap, wants to prospect for"general" and"alluvial" diamonds on 296 hectares and the adjacent surf zone.

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