Can You Believe This?!? Another Aquifer under threat! STRIP MINING in a critical biodiversity area which will destroy all the groundwater & springs in one of the driest regions in SA. Livelihoods will be lost, land degraded, property values will sink, health will suffer, and one of the rarest Fossil Parks in the world lost. For WHAT!?! Organic Phosphate Fertilizer. For massive commercial farmers who don’t know how to nurture living soils. The Permit was granted while residents were on holiday over Christmas & didn’t see the notification. Please Sign & Share the Petition. Thank You for Your Support.

Save the green heart of the West Coast and the Langebaan Lagoon against mining!
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The Elandsfontein Aquifer feeds into the Langebaan Lagoon which is a RAMSAR site and is found on the border of the West Coast National Park. The aquifer is described as the most geological complex aquifer and has been given a high vulnerability rating. The area where the mine is proposed lies within… …read more