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There is no doubt that mining, with its multiplicity of forward, backward and lateral linkages, is a poverty buster in waiting. Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer MP was spot on when he said as much in Parliament last week during the Budget Vote of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. But it is also true that to enable mining to strike a mighty blow against poverty, the mining sector needs a new deal of transparent cadastral rights with rapid efficient and honest ...

There is no doubt that mining, with its multiplicity of forward, backward and lateral linkages, is a poverty buster in waiting. Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer MP was spot on when he said as much in Parliament last week during the Budget Vote of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. But it is also true that to enable mining to strike a mighty blow against poverty, the mining sector needs a new deal of transparent cadastral rights with rapid efficient and honest ...

Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has slammed environmental NGOs, accusing them of blocking development in South Africa.

James Lorimer highlights SA's wealth of mineral resources and insists that SA needs to tap into its resources and revive its mining industry.

The first R500-millionworth of mineral exploration funds will be available from July, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told Parliament on May 16 when Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer stated that a new mining vision can create new poverty-busting jobs and assure a flow of tax revenues to underpin the goods and social services that South Africa needs. “Give mining a new deal and it could strike a mighty blow against poverty,” said Lorimer.