Our Foundation and Our Future Johannesburg Mining Land

Our Foundation and Our Future Johannesburg Mining Land

Johannesburg Mining Land: Our Foundation And Our Future Central Rand Gold South Africa (Pty) Ltd Mining Right Application Public Participation Workshops August/September 2007 1 2 Johannesburg Mining Land: Introduction to Central Rand Gold Our Foundation Provide an insight into And Our Future Central Rand Gold South Africa (Pty) Ltd (CRG-SA) South African mining company Established in 2006 to re-explore & re-mine Central Rand Goldfield Introduction to Prospecting rights secured by Rand Quest Syndicate transferred to CRG-SA Central Rand Gold South Africa (Pty) Ltd Funding & institutional structures being finalised for an initial public offering Exciting opportunity to contribute to social, economic and environmental development of the region 3 4 Philosophical foundations of CRG-SA BEE development component Approach to mining activities CRG-SA company established Puno - 26% BEE shareholding in CRG-SA No interference with developed urban areas & Commitment to compliance with Mining Charter and legislative environmentally sensitive areas requirements in terms of Ow ne rs h ip Recognition of community issues, concerns and needs M anagement par ticipation Environment & safety are our priorities Sk ills deve lopment Employment equity Using best international practices and latest Preferential procurement technologies Enterpr ise de ve lopment Co-operative approach and relationship building Community social & economic investment Corpor ate respons ibility to bring social and e conom ic growth and Rehabilitation focus to address mining legacies de ve lopment is re cognised as a prior ity Social & Labour Plan – a component of Mining Right Application Compliance to all legislative and policy requirements 1 5 6 Johannesburg Mining Land: Purpose & Outline Our Foundation Provide: • an insight into the past, present and future opportunities and interventions And Our Future involvi ng the mini ng land of Johannesbur g, a nd • an ini tial i ntr oduction to a M ining Right Appli cation by Central Rand Gold South Africa (Pty) Ltd The Foundation of Johannesburg Changing the face of Johannesburg Gold discovery & land asset opportunity Closure of underground mining & surface reclamation operations Planning for future mining Joburg Mining Land Study & land development focus Past, present & future context of The Future of Johannesburg Project Hloekisa mining in Johannesburg East West Development Corridor Changes in mining law improvements in mining technology CRG prospecting & future mining activities Metropolitan growth & development implications Central Rand Gold South Africa (Pty) Ltd Closing observations and remarks Way forward 7 8 The Foundation of Johannesburg The Foundation of Johannesburg History of mining land development History of mining land development Mining land has always been the Ur ban deve lopment opportunities were limite d due the focus of development in Joburg possibility of future mining taking place With the discovery of gold – primary Surface reclamation, shallow mining in the old workings economic growth and supporting Ultra deep mining beyond the old mining areas services and industries The Foundation of Johannesburg The closure of the mines - Many studies and planning exercises by the authorities opportunities for urban development and the private mining land companies looked at how mixed uses for economic, the land could be best deve lope d for the City residential, social and Johannesburg Mining Land Study (1995) recreational opportunities RMP Properties Vision 2020 (1996) Ur ban deve lopment focus gr owing infrastructure development 9 10 High unemployment & povert y Economic growth focus Northern development corridor & Gautrain Dumps East-W est development corridor Thembisa The Future of Johannesburg SouthernThe devFuture elopment corridors of Johannesburg Residential A reas Industrial Areas Retreatment Plan ts Krugersdorp A number of key developmental and planning interventions for W W its Ergo Areas Johannesburg Daveyton the role of mining land in the future environmental, social & REGM Benoni economic growth of Joburg: Randf ontein Knights Project Hloekisa (Sotho: Clean up) ERP M Cro wn City Springs East West Development Corridor Study (2003) Sow eto Boksburg E Da g ga Changes in the mining law Erg o Westonaria Lenasia Greater concern for the environment and community Kw tsaduza benefits Katorus Ennerdale International advances and improvements in mining Ergo tailings Nigel methods and technology N site Prospecting & future mining operations Evaton 0 10 2 11 km 12 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg Hloekisa: The Problem Hloekisa: Remove and redeposit 120 years of mining activities Remove 800 million tonnes Major impacts on physical, economic, social & environmental domains Extraction of economically Affecting estimated 16 000ha central Gauteng land viable metals Re-deposition onto well What is the managed, controlled & consolidated deposition site solution??? Purposefully designed for use beyond deposition: Hloekisa: Purpose Urban agriculture The safe, effective and eco-sustainable relocation of Recreation polluting mine dumps to release land for socio-economic development and growth and to address the health and safety of the greater Gauteng community 13 14 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg Hloekisa: Develop sterile land EWDC: Spatial integration RoodepoortRoodepoort Site is rehabilitated & made available for CBDCB D mixed use urban CityCity DeepDeep developments CroCr own wn CityCity NASRECNASREC OrO rmonde mon de Wemmer Land previously sterile PanPan SowetoSo w et o BaralinkBaralink now adding value to SouthSouth GateG ate the city Mob il itity y Me tropol itan MAP 19 Sp ine s Nod es Resi dentia l Systems Activity EWDC Activity CONCEPT INTEGRATED Key Region al D evelopm ent Ec onomist Sp ine s CentrCentres es Op en Spac es SPATI AL DEVELOPMENT St at io n/ Business FRAMEWORK Int er mod al Retenti on Facil ity 15 16 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg EWDC: Key development nodes CRG: Mineral Tenure FloridaFlorida BedfordviewBedfordview Nasrec – a world class spor ts , tour ism & JoburgJoburg exhibition node – 2010 & beyond CentralCentral SnakeSnake Soweto – e conom ic, social, tour ism and ParkPark GermistoGermisto n n institutional focus NasrecNasrec Employment generation areas – jobs to where people live KlipriviersbergKlipriviersberg SOJO Business, Tourism & Recreation Loop – pr omoting social & AlbertonAlberton e conomic gr owth through tour ism LenasiaLenasia City Deep – world competitive import & Western Areas KatlehongKatlehong e xport node Southern Deeps Simmer & Jack Transportation infrastructure Ferreira Estates & AlwynspoortAlwynspoort Investment Rand Quest Syndicate 3 17 Gravelotte Mines AngloGold Ashanti 18 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg CRG: Reef packages & depths CRG: Prospecting & mining areas FleurhofFleurhof CentralCentral North South AreaArea DiepkloofDiepkloof SteeldaleSteeldale MondeorMondeor Main Ree f Road Nasr ec Klipr ivier sberg Ridges Reefs at sur face Reefs appr ox 500 -2500m Reefs appr ox 2000 - belowbelow sursur face face 3500m3500m belowbelow sursur face face Appr oved Pros pecting Applications Southern Dee ps 19 20 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg CRG: Mining activity areas CRG: Philosophies for mining N1N1 RobertvilleRobertville Number 2 Shaft CMR Minimal impact on developed urban & Metallurg ical Plant N areas Twin Declin es Recognition of communities and their Slot 8 Main Reef package needs FleurhofFleurhof East Shaft Diligent assessment and management of CMR all potential risks Slot 1 MMa Kimberl ey Reef aiinn rre eeeff RR ooaadd Application of international best packag e StormillStormill practices and technologies Single Continuous environmental impact Clean mining Declin es Schematic Only monitoring and management 21 22 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg CRG: Mine design features CRG: Mine design features Apart from initial development (2-3 Development rock and tailings material will be repacked years) majority of operations and underground – added stability for mined out areas activities will all be underground No vertical shafts – use of incline portals and normal vehicles Mining will be implemented like ‘key Metallurgical plants will be the only permanent structures on hole’ surgery from below the surface surface – initial site near Robertville looking like an industrial No permanent surface dumps and building deposition areas will be created on Latest blasting and explosives technology will be used surface underground to avoid impacting on surface development All crushing and initial processing will We will be different Environmental dust and noise management controls will be be underground to the norm stringently implemented 4 23 24 The Future of Johannesburg The Future of Johannesburg CRG: Co-ordination & liaison CRG: Investments & opportunities On going engagement with municipalities, state departments, business & Possible investment in mining operations communities essential throughout the prospecting and mining projects Initial projection – 50 years Purpose of co-ordination to: International investment in prospecting & mining Inform stakeholders operations Understand prospecting and mining processes High environmental standards & sensitivity Establish implementation and management programmes Application of best practices Cons ider Potential to make currently un-developable areas Existing development & infrastructure Development applications & proposals

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