Trans Hex Operations - Update of the Environmental Management Programme for Marine Diamond Mining in 11A, 12A, 13A and Corresponding Surf-Zone Concessions and Admiralty Strips

Trans Hex Operations (Pty) Ltd (Trans Hex) (formerly Moonstone Diamond Marketing (Pty) Limited) holds various Mining Rights for the concession areas 11A, 12A, 13A and their corresponding surf-zones and admiralty strips located off the West Coast of South Africa. The concession areas area located along approximately 80 km stretch of coastline between 6 km North of the Sout River in the north and Doringbaai in the south.

The current mining activities are approved and executed under an EMPr that was approved in 2002. In correspondence dated 9 October 2020, Trans Hex were requested by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to update the existing EMPr to meet the current requirements for EMPr documents as set out in NEMA and the EIA Regulations 2014, as amended.

As part of the EMPr update, additional specialist studies have been undertaken and an updated description of the baseline environment and impact assessment have been completed for incorporation into the updated EMPr, and to inform the recommended mitigation measures included in the updated EMPr.

The Final EIA and EMPr is available below.

SLR Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (SLR), an independent firm of Environmental Assessment Practitioners, has been appointed by Trans Hex Operations to manage the Environmental Impact process.

Status

Please be advised that the Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and the updated Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) for the above-mentioned project were submitted to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) on 12 June 2025 for review and decision-making.

The Final EIA Report and updated EMPr have been prepared in accordance with the EIA Regulations, 2014 (as amended) and incorporate all relevant comments and feedback received from Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) during the public review period for the Draft EIA Report and EMPr. For a summary of all comments and our responses, please refer to the Comments and Responses Report (CRR) included as Appendix C.

We appreciate your participation in the process to date. As a registered Interested and/or Affected Party (I&AP), you will be notified when a decision is made in due course.