Diamond mining giant Trans Hex has been prohibited from mining along selected areas near the Olifants River estuary and is now required to update its decades-old management plan, following an out-of-court settlement agreement reached with Protect the West Coast. Diamond mining giant Trans Hex h.
Approval of two applications to prospect on the coast between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border are pending, despite no environmental assessment of the combined effects being done.
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