SOUTH AFRICAN MINING. DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Fourteenth Respondent. SUMMARY: Statutory Interpretation - section 100(2) of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act ("MPRDA") – in light of the language of section 100(2) of the MPRDA, its ordinary meaning, the context in which it appears and the apparent purpose …

Section 6(2) of the South African amended Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) No. 29 of 1996 stipulates that "Every manager must ensure that suf fi cient quantities of all necessary PPE is available so that every employee who is required to use that equipment is able to do so."1 The Act also stipulates that South African guideline for the

The state is the custodian of South Africa's mineral and petroleum resources and has a duty to administer these resources for the benefit of all South Africans. The Minister is authorised to grant or refuse applications for rights under the MPRDA. The mining industry is regulated at a national level by the Department of Mineral Resources …

SRK Consulting, PO Box 55291, Northlands, 2116, Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel: +27 11 441-1220. Fax: +27 11 441-1172. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Within the South African mining world the focus of attention has been on the new Minerals and Petroleum Resource Development Act No. 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) and how it will affect both existing

1. Amendment of section 102 by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "mining area"— " 'mining area' means a prospecting area, mining area, retention area, exploration area and production area as defined in section 1 read with section 65(2)(b) of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act …

Abstract and Figures. This paper examines the occupational health and safety performance (OHS) of the South African mining sector against the backdrop of changes in the composition of the sector ...

Enforcing the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996) and its provisions, as amended. Developing policies and legislation to guide enforcement. Investigations, …

surface of land during and after prospecting and mining operations; and to provide for matters therewith. (Afrikaans text signed by the State President.) (Assented to 15 May 1991. ) E IT ENACTED by the State President and the Parliament of the Republic of South …

The South African mining industry is one of the major building blocks in South Africa's economy. ... even with Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 (the Constitution) (South Africa, 1996), which recognizes the State's obligation to protect citizens' socio-economic rights such as the right to housing, clean water, and ...

The MPRDA was amended by the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act 49 of 2008, but be sure to read the two proclamations (Proclamation No. 14 of 2013 and Proclamation No. 17 of 2013) that brought the 2008 Amendment Act into effect, and suspended some of its provisions.Therefore, notwithstanding the coming into force …

Once the right is granted in terms of the MPRDA and registered in terms of the Mining Titles Registration Act, No 16 of 1967, the holder holds a limited real right in …

The purpose of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002, (Act No 28 of 2002) (MPRDA) is amongst others to transform the mining and production industries in South Africa. ... 2016 wasn't a good year for South African mining. The industry as a whole saw a decline of 4,0% that year, the largest annual fall in production since ...

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021. The crucial regulatory question currently asked in the South African mining industry is if mining rights holders can realistically - in only five years - progress toward spending 70% of their mining goods budget on locally manufactured goods. Yashwin …

The Mining Qualifications Authority will advise the Minister of Minerals and Energy on education and training policy in the mining industry, in line with the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 and the South African Qualification Act of 1995.

1 The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act 28 of 2008 (the "Royalty Act") regulates the imposition and calculation of mining royalties. ... In South Africa the liability to pay mining royalties arises when mineral resources which have been extracted from within the Republic, are transferred. The 'transfer' of the mineral resources is ...

Mining legislation in South Africa is administered and enforced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (previously the Department of Mineral Resources) (DMRE). The DMRE is further ...

South African mining companies are required by law to undertake rehabilitation work as part of their ongoing operations in accordance with an approved EMP that supports the mine closure plan. A holder of a mining right also needs a water use licence under the National Water Act 1998.

This directory is an update of previous editions, and lists operating mines and quarries, agents and mineral processing plants in the Republic of South Africa. The mines are grouped according to main commodity produced. Names of mines, their owners, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers, commodities mined, operational status, type of …

The Mines and Works Act 27 of 1956 aims: to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the operating of mines and works and of machinery used in connection therewith. …

A look at some of the key legal and practical considerations surrounding mining rights and title in South Africa, including the extent of state control, renewal and transfer of licences, and ...

History of Mining in South Africa 15 The Minerals Act of 1991 19 Imperatives for Transformation of the Mining Sector 19 Part 3: The 2002 Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 24 ... Mining has played a critical role in the South African economy for over 150 years, but it has also produced a highly unequal distribution of harm s and ...

The Minister of Mineral Resources, the Honourable Gwede Mantashe (Minister) has now published the final version of the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (Mining Charter III). Mining Charter III will come into effect immediately [1]and is purportedly published under section ...

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 intends: to make provision for equitable access to and sustainable development of the nation's mineral …

the South African mining and minerals industry with mining goods and services, which does not have at least a level 4 Dti Codes BEE status and 25%+ 1 vote black ... Taking into account the provisions of the Companies Act, some of the distributions by mining companies should flow to the Black Person partners

Piero Foresti et al. v. South Africa arose out of the introduction of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) provisions in the South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002. 13 BEE provisions favored historically disadvantaged persons by requiring the divestiture of equity by the mining operators to allow the disadvantaged to ...

South African Mining Law is regulated by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 ("MPRDA") which is the predominant piece of …

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT. Act 29 of 1996. MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS [Updated to 10 July 2015] GoN R93, G. 17725 (c.i.o 15 January 1997), ... (hh) complies with South African National Standard SANS 10012:2004 "The use of light metals in hazardous locations at mines".

As climate change continues to worsen South Africa's water security, the mining industry's number of water-related infractions is rising. In 2017-2018, the department found 10 more mines ...

2002 Act, (Act 28 No. of 2002), publish the Broad -Based Socio- Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Mining Charter, 2018) ... South the African Mining and Minerals Industry ( "Mining . Charter ") as . a . regulatory instrument. Consequently, in . 2004 the . Minister developed . the Mining . Charter .

In particular, the passage to the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 will have far-reaching impacts on the industry in the areas of health and safety and human resource development. Changes in labour legislation and the introduction of employment equity ... The South African mining industry, one of the country's few world-class industries ...