Ataqua Mining News Today

At least one person died, hundreds were displaced and livestock washed away when a mine tailings dam burst and Jagersfontein was flooded. The key players say it's too early to apportion blame.

Gwede Mantashe says a high court judgment from 2009 that left the DMRE without jurisdiction over all tailings dams was a dangerous mistake.

Minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe says his department will do all it can to help the community of Jagersfontein in the Free State, despite a 2007 court ruling that exempts it from doing so.