Elandsfontein Exploration and Mining Tag

West Coast mine tests new authorisation system

Controversial plans to strip-mine phosphate next to the West Coast National Park are forging ahead, despite confusion over the new One Environmental System. Marie-Louise Antoni investigates...

27 March, 2015

Battle for the green heart of the West Coast

Is it worth digging up a biodiversity and heritage hotspot for fertilizer? Marie-Louise Antoni investigates plans to mine phosphate on the doorstep of the West Coast National Park...

30 May, 2014

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