Company fires back at Kego Mining’s claims of innocence over illegal mining.
Liberty Coal says there appears to be a ‘substantial and consistent pattern’ of Kego Mining’s illegal mining activities, while Kego Mining says it ‘strongly disputes the baseless and slanderous statements’. Optimum Coal Mine in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. Image: File
The coal was allegedly mined unlawfully while Optimum Coal Mine was subject to a preservation order granted to the National Director of Public Prosecutions in March 2022 in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.Last week Kego claimed it had done nothing illegal and had at all times been mining under contract with the lawful owners of the mining rights.
“There is no factual basis to conclude that Woestalleen ceded its mining right to Balmoral in July or on 1 August 2023.” Adds Owen Nelson, director of Kego Mining: “Kego Mining remains steadfast in our commitment to transparency and the rule of law. We will not engage in a public mudslinging or sensationalism.”
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