Coal of Africa and Coalition sign MOU (6979S)
November 24 2011 - 4:00AM
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RNS Number : 6979S
Coal of Africa Limited
24 November 2011
Press ANNOUNCEMENT 24 November 2011
COAL OF AFRICA AND COALITION SIGN MOU AND COMMIT TO WORK
TOGETHER
Johannesburg, South Africa. 24 November 2011. Coal of Africa
Limited (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition (the Coalition),
consisting of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, BirdLife South Africa,
Wilderness Foundation South Africa, World Wide Fund for Nature
South Africa, Mapungubwe Action Group and the Association of
Southern African Professional Archaeologists (CoAL and the
Coalition, together the Parties) have signed an historic Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU), today, Thursday, 24 November 2011.
In terms of the MOU, the Parties commit to work together and
strengthen cooperation in the interest of sustainable development
and the preservation and protection of the Mapungubwe cultural
landscape.
CoAL has undertaken to share all information relevant to the
impacts of the Vele Colliery on the environment, including water
and heritage resources. The negotiations will address, amongst
others, further research, monitoring and modeling of the potential
impacts of mining at the Vele Colliery and requisite amendments and
improvements to Limpopo Coal's approved environmental management
plan (EMP) and water use license as may be agreed by the
Parties.
The Coalition has agreed to stay the legal proceedings and the
administrative appeals against the New Order Mining Right, the EMP,
the Integrated Water Use Licence and the section 24G authorisation
subject to the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between
the Parties by 31 January 2012. Pursuant to the conclusion of the
MOA, the legal proceedings and administrative appeals against Vele
Colliery will be withdrawn.
The Parties will endeavour to facilitate participation by the
Coalition regarding the terms of the biodiversity off-set agreement
to be concluded between CoAL, the Department of Environmental
Affairs and the South African National Parks.
Coal of Africa CEO John Wallington welcomes the opportunity to
engage with the Coalition, and reinforced the company's commitment
to do the right thing and to engage openly and regularly with
stakeholders.
The Parties will now seek to conclude the MOA which will contain
further detail concerning their commitments in managing the
sustainable development of the Mapungubwe cultural landscape. The
Parties have agreed to progress their discussions in good faith,
with the aim of setting a new best practise benchmark for managing
and mitigating the impacts of mining and related activities at the
Vele Colliery on the environment.
For more information contact:
Sakhile Ndlovu IR & PR Manager Coal of Africa +27 11 575
6858
+ 27 83 306 7058
Charmane Russell Financial PR S.Africa Russell &
Associates
+ 27 11 880 3924
+27823725816
James Duncan +27 82 892 8052
www.coalofafrica.com
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