Mining companies eye the last unspoilt strip of the West Coast

The last, relatively pristine section of Western Cape coastline between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border is threatened by two new mining-related applications. The applications to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy are for prospecting rights on the farm Karoetjies Kop 150, which extends six kilometres inland and 15km along the coast north of the Soutriver.

The yellow lines show old De Beers exploration trenches dating from the 1970s. Image: SRK Mining, Draft Basic Assessment Report and Environmental Management Programme. SRK’s application SRK Mining, based in Koekenaap, wants to prospect for “general” and “alluvial” diamonds on 296 hectares and the adjacent surf zone. Its application was accepted in April.

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