Last Updated on Aug 22, 2019

So this morning on Twitter a number of tweets regarding Afriforum having uncovered a list of farms that the South African Government intends to Expropriate certain Farms Without Compensation caught our eye, in fact one farm name JUMPED off the page into our faces. That farm is Golden Valley 621 IQ located just outside the town of Magaliesburg in Gauteng. A farm that has been subdivided over the years and all privately owned by a variety of people.

We certainly do not think that the name Golden Valley appeared on some random “fake list” for no reason at all. Here is why and quite possibly why the government’s denial of the validity of this list is probably more dodging the bullet in order to lead people astray and in the wrong direction, yet again. Based on 17 years of evidence we refute claims that this list is fake.

Golden Valley has been sought after by Mining Companies & Government for over 17 years now

Indeed, the landowners of Magaliesburg have been opposing Mining and Prospecting Application on the farm Golden Valley and numerous other neighbouring (privately owned) farms in the area for some 13 years now and it’s ongoing. But in reality Government have had their eyes on Golden Valley for some 17 years as can be seen in the official document (map) from the Department of Minerals below published in 2001.

Every time through sheer tenacity we manage to defeat the applications and get the applications denied by the Department of Minerals only to see the same applications resurface every 18-24 months simply lodged under a new company name and always some random obscure often “off the shelf” company.

Hell this is no joke, we have entertained these pathetically orchestrated attempts and ridiculously managed environmental public “participation” processes for too long now that this just really stinks of rotten fish now. We were even invited to a special meeting with the head of the Department of Minerals in about 2010 to try and smooth us up and attempt to quieten us down from all the fuss we had kicked up #WeDontHaveAPriceTag

One landowner in fact who first caught wind of the prospecting applications on Golden Valley in around 2007 which bordered his farm alerted the media and made some unfortunately unfounded comments this saw that mining applicant sue him for damages, apparently still to this day.

But the Government said the list is fake?

Of course they did 😂 😂 😂 how do you know when the government is lying? Their bloody mouths are moving.

Take a look at this list of Planned Mining Zones map released in 2001 by the Department of Mineral Resources themselves. Just so we are on the same page, the Department of Mineral Resources IS the GOVERNMENT !!! and they “technically” own all the minerals but up to this day not without compensation for the land. Well that is what the ANC now wants to change. Pity they thought nobody still had copies of “planned future mining areas” documents like this. 😂😂😂😂😂 This map below was given to us by the “consultant” working for the prospecting applicant in 2011, this consultant used to work for the Department of Minerals themselves. This was only given to us after we had raised issues and said you can’t mine here, this map was his comeback saying “We can and pretty much will mine here”.



Now does the name Golden Valley become just that much more plausible in proving this list of farms is probably not that fake after all ?? What’s also obscure is one of the first companies to lodge applications was amptly named “Future Mining”.

Who is behind these Mining applications in Magaliesburg?

This is a question we have asked every single applicant and consultant during every public participation meeting that has ever taken place. NOT ONE has ever dared to answer it properly (truthfully) and now it’s starting to seem like they had good reason not to say who. They always came with laughable answers that they “these junior mining companies” who didn’t have 2 pennies to hold a public meeting, put up decent sized notice boards or least of all start a mine by themselves were behind such a massive mining project for Magaliesburg.

Now with a “supposed” fake list of farms set for Expropriation having surfaced it’s starting to show some indication of who has been behind these mining applications all along. Clearly it’s been the Department of Mineral Resources aka the “Government” all along and we can bet they are kicking themselves that some people have copies of documentation on this covering all 13 years now. Remember the above map comes from the government themselves and indicates “Planned Mining Areas”. It’s now also very clear and evident that the ANC government’s plan’s to modify the Constitution of South Africa to enable them to Expropriate land without compensation is clearly all to do with Mining. Referred to in this article look at the “supposed” soil erosion prevention mechanism (the excuse) that we uncovered in 2012 at the source of the Magalies River, Maloney’s Eye. Does this look like a water extraction weir or a simple little “soil erosion” mechanism which is not even needed 🤔 because the Magalies River has bigger problems than a bit of soil erosion and coupled with this water license application can you put two and two together?

So what now?

Well, our eyes have been opened WIDE again today and now we watch their every move from hereon out. We will certainly keep you all updated as we uncover more information but we would say this fight for protecting Magaliesburg which borders on the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site has only just begun. But be very aware whilst this article only deals with our experience fighting Mining applications around Magaliesburg and the Cradle of Humankind the farm list exposed by Afriforum documents farms all over South Africa so this truly is a nationwide fight with Expropriation for MINING as the very core. Ask yourself honestly, do you think this “fake” list of farms is really that fake now? We suggest you read up on some of our past articles on this matter.

Another Document of Interest – Goudkoppies “The Timeball Hill Project” – Golden Hills Also see this list of farms the government is apparently “interested” in. Parliamentary Questions to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform or here https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/7226/

#ExpropriationWithoutCompensation Updated map based on 2001 Department of Minerals Intentions, 2017 Questions in Parliament to Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and 2018 “supposed” fake list found by Afriforum. Only a guideline this map, not 100% accurate but you can get the idea.

Pictorial History of Opposing Mining Applications in Magaliesburg

The landowner of Goudkoppies, Mr Otto Tanczos (in videos below) was last ever heard from on the 26th of March 2017. Since then we have been unable to contact him via email or phone 🤔 This was his last message to us via email on the said date. “why is it that i am always the last person to find out about prospecting on my farm Goldkoppies. thanks otto”

https://youtu.be/U07ntlpEdDo