21/09/2025
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS NOTICE OF A CLOSURE APPLICATION FOR TOTAPIX PROPRIETARY LIMITED FOR THE WELGEDACHT A PROSPECTING RIGHT APPLICATION DMRE REF NO.: GP 30/5/1/1/2/ (10124) PR
Notice is hereby given of a Public Participation Process to obtain a Closure Certificate in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development (Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA), as amended APPLICANT AND BACKGROUND: Totapix Proprietary Limited (herein referred to as Totapix) holds a prospecting right for the prospecting of coal under reference number GP 30/5/1/1/2/10124 PR, for the Welgedacht A prospecting project. The current prospecting area is 2572,2115 hectares.
Totapix initially intended to drill 39 prospecting boreholes but lodged application for an Environmental authorization in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 108 of 1998), as amended (NEMA) and an Amendment in terms Section 102 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002), as amended (MPRDA) to decrease the current approved prospecting area at Welgedacht A from 2572,2115 hectares to 112.7897 hectares by excluding certain farm portions. The prospecting boreholes were intended to be reduced from 39 boreholes to 7 boreholes. Below is a list of farm portions under the current approved prospecting right.
Current Prospecting Area: ` Portions 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 70, 71, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, the Remainder of Portion 56, and The Remainder of the Farm Holfontein No. 71-IR ` Portions 3, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, The Remainder of Portions 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 27, a Portion of Portion 28, a portion of the Remainder of Portions 1, 4 and the Remainder of the Farm Modder East No. 72-IR ` Portions 54, 63, 81, 82, and The Remainder of Portion 22 of the Farm Welgedacht No 74-IR Totapix intends to apply for a closure application with the following properties being applicable: ` Portions 22, 54, 63, 81 and 82 of the Farm Welgedacht No 74-IR ` Portions 83, 84 and 86 of the Farm Holfontein No. 71-IR ` RE of portion 1, RE of portion 2, RE of portion 4, RE of portion 7, RE of portion 9, RE of portion 10, RE of portion 11, portions 3, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 23 of the Farm Modder East No. 72-IR The proposed closure application consists of properties covering an area of approximately 1701.33 hectares. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION: The prospecting right area is located on various portions of the Farm Welgedacht No 74-IR, Farm Holfontein No. 71-IR and Farm Modder East No. 72-IR located approximately 12km East of Benoni under the Magisterial District of Ekhuruleni, Gauteng Province. LEGISLATION: ` Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), as amended REGISTRATION AND COMMENT: Notice is hereby given of the Public Participation Process in relation to the above- mentioned application for Totapix Proprietary Limited.
As a potential Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), you are invited to register and comment on the proposed project. The closure documents will be available for public review from 12 September 2025 to 13 October 2025. A hard copy of the report will be placed at the Springs Public Library. The electronic link to the reports will be provided upon request. All comments must be sent to the below contact details.
Elemental Sustainability Proprietary Limited REF NUMBER: (GP 30/5/1/1/2/ (10124) PR) For the attention of: Natasha Graaf or Corlien Lambrechts Postal address: PO Box 39080, Moreletapark, Pretoria 0044 E-mail: natasha@elemental- s.co.za or [email protected] Nr: 073 685 7671 / 064 618 2646 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS NOTICE OF A CLOSURE APPLICATION FOR TOTAPIX PROPRIETARY LIMITED FOR THE WELGEDACHT A PROSPECTING RIGHT APPLICATION DMRE REF NO.: GP 30/5/1/1/2/ (10124) PR