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Open letter to the DMRE and the Portfolio Committee on Minerals and Energy on their exclusion of communities as core stakeholders in engagements post-Mining Charter judgment
Illegal mining is a critical challenge in the South African mining and minerals industry. "In response to this challenge and ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2022, on 30 March 2022, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy published the Artisanal and Small Scale-Mining Policy 2022 for implementation," said Athi Jara, Director, Mining and Environmental practice at Werksmans Attorneys.
Lack of exploration, a dysfunctional licensing system, Eskom and lack of transport capacity.
South Africa has again slipped down the latest rankings of the world’s most attractive mining destinations in the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2021. It is now one of the ten least attractive mining investment destinations, out of 84 surveyed. According to the Minerals Council South Africa, this is the industry’s worst performance since 2009. This is an early indication that South Africa could again miss out on the resources super cycle. Webber Wentzel’s team of mining experts recommends that President Cyril Ramaphosa and Mineral Resources a...
3 May 2022 - South Africa has been ranked 75th out of 84 jurisdictions on the Fraser Institute’s 2021 Annual Survey of Mining Companies. This means that the sector is amongst the least attractive places in the world for mining investment.