Copies of all environmental authorisations, permits, licences and/or certificates.

Copies of the following records are requested:

1. In respect of Samancor Chrome Limited’s (Samancor’s) Middelburg Ferrochrome smelting works:

1.1. the applicable water use licences (WULs) in terms of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA);
alternatively, the applicable permits in terms of the Water Act 54 of 1956 (Water Act);

1.2. the applicable environmental authorisations issued in terms of National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA);
alternatively, if any of the above-mentioned smelting works does not have a NEMA environmental authorisation:

1.2.1 the applicable records of decision issued in terms of the Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989 (ECA);

1.3. the applicable waste management licences (WMLs) in terms of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008;
alternatively, if any of the above-mentioned smelting works does not have a WML:

1.3.1 the applicable waste permits in terms of ECA;

1.4. the applicable Atmospheric Emission Licences (AELs) in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004;
alternatively, if the AEL has not been granted for any of the above-mentioned smelting works: 

1.4.1 the applicable Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act 45 of 1965 (APPA) registration certificate; and
1.4.2 the pending AEL application.