Minister Susan Shabangu will officially open the Great Basin Gold Limited, Burnstone Mine, Balfour Mpumalanga on 22 February 2011, 09h30.
Saturday, 26 February Minister Susan Shabangu will accompany President Jacob Zuma to the launch of the state owned mining company in Vlakfontein, Ogies, Mpumalanga.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Venue: Vlakfontein, Ogies Town, Mpumalanga
Time: 09h00 to 11h30
- Allow for an hour and a half drive from Pretoria
Road directions to Vlakfontein:
From Johannesburg:
1. Take the N12 towards Emalahleni/Witbank,
2. Proceed past the Delmas off ramps and the TOTAL garages
3. Take the Balmoral/Kendal Off ramp (R545, it’s the second off ramp after Total Garages) and turn right towards Balmoral on the R545
4. The entrance to the project site is a gravel road on the right hand side about 300m from the Off ramp (this will be clearly marked on the day)
5. Follow the direction beacons/indicators on the day to the site
From Pretoria:
1. Take the N4 towards Emalahleni/Witbank,
2. Proceed past Bronkhorstspruit
3. Take the Balmoral/Kendal Off ramp (R545, it’s the second main off ramp after Bronkhorstspruit) and turn right towards Balmoral on the R545 over the highway
4. Proceed past Kusile construction site and the Ogies turn off
5. Proceed until the N12 highway is about 500m ahead (there will be directional signs from here on)
6. The entrance to the project site is a gravel road on the left hand side about 300m from the N12 Off/On ramp (this will be clearly marked on the day)
7. Follow the direction beacons/indicators on the day to the site.
The project site is about 35km from Witbank/Emalahleni, about 10km from Ogies town.
Enquiries:
Zingaphi Jakuja
Cell: 082 766 3940
E-mail: Zingaphi.jakuja@dmr.gov.za
