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STEENBOKPAN – Last Saturday, Sasol Mining handed over the Lesedi Tshukudu Thusong Centre in Steenbokpan to the Lephalale Municipality.
The building of the centre emanates from Sasol’s commitment to invest in the area as promised last year during the sod turning event. “Sasol remains firmly rooted in this country and, as one of the largest taxpayers we play an important role in contributing to SA. Part of our investment is made in the communities in which we operate,” said Peter Steenkamp, senior vice president, Sasol Mining.
A decision to build a Community Centre was made after, Sasol in consultation with the Steenbokpan community and the Lephalale Municipality identified several community needs. These needs included training and development initiatives, infrastructure projects, basic services, etc.
The Lephalale Municipality will own, manage and maintain the Lesedi Tshukudu Thusong Centre. They will also determine which services will be rendered to the community from the Centre.
Sasol Mining is still investigating the possibility to develop coal reserves in the Lephalale region. While much work needs to be done to develop these reserves, it would be prudent to develop the mine in phases, starting smaller and increasing production as infrastructure and markets develop. Sasol Mining’s activities in the area are dependent on being granted the mining right by the Department of Mineral Resources and a final investment decision by Sasol, once the mining right has been granted. The decision to develop a mine will also be dependent on water supply to support the proposed mining activities and rail infrastructure to ship the product to market.
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