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OLIFANTS RIVER ESTUARY

11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

The agreement has ended the application for an interdict halting diamond mining operations pending legal considerations about the mining rights involved

  • John Yeld
5 min read
Trans Hex mining the beaches for diamonds near Doringbaai on the West Coast in September last year. This particular operation has since been stopped. Photo: Sacha Specker/Protect the West Coast
DORINGBAAI

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

The first part of the application will be heard on Tuesday

  • John Yeld
8 min read