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Policy Documents/Acts - University of the Witwatersrand

Mines and Works (amendment) Act 22 1931. Mining rights (South West Africa) Act 26 1932. Fuel research institute and coal amendment Act 2 1933. Goldmines excess profits duty Act 33 1933. Mines and Works (amendment) Act 5 1934. Diamond export duty (amendment) Act 10 1934. Mineral Law amendment Act 36 1934. Gold mines excess profits duty ...

SPLUMA promotes optimal exploitation of South Africa' …

The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) seems like an unlikely piece of law to promote optimal exploitation of minerals and mineral resources. However, SPLUMA achieves this by strengthening the position of mining right holders when land needs to be rezoned for mining purposes. SPLUMA's impact on optimal exploitation is …

minerals act south africa

The Mines and Work Act was a piece of legislation in South Africa, originally passed in 1911 and amended in 1912 and 1926 before undergoing further changes in 1956 and 1959. This act legally established South Africa's employment "colour bar." and was enacted to establish the duties and responsibilities of workers in Mines and Works in South Africa.

Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 (Act 33 of …

Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 Act 33 of 1992. Published in Government Gazette no. 564 on 31 December 1992. Assented to on 16 December 1992 Commenced on 1 April 1994. by Government Notice 41 of 1994 [This is the version of this document from 29 December 2008 and includes any amendments published up to 12 June …

"MINERAL RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA" - Richen Attorneys

Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002 ("MPRDA"), the State is the custodian of all South Africa's mineral and petroleum resources, and therefore is administered by the Department of Mineral Resources ("DMR"). Ownership of mineral and petroleum resources vests in the State in South Africa and in most countries, in cases where the land

MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT …

[This is the current version and applies as from 7 December 2014, i.e. the date of commencement of further sections of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act 49 of 2008– to date] MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 28 OF 2002 (Gazette No. 23922, Notice No. 1273 dated 10 October 2002.

Mining in South Africa: overview | Practical Law

The Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (2018 Mining Charter) was published by the Minister of Mineral Resources on 27 September 2018 after extensive public consultation with the various stakeholders including the mining industry represented by the Minerals Council South Africa, …

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Acts Online provides legislation, including amendments and Regulations, in an intuitive, online format. We are the leading resource for freely available Legislation in South Africa and are used daily by thousands of professionals and industry leaders. With Acts you are guaranteed the latest and most up to date resource for your legislative needs.

Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 - NamibLII

This is a free download from the Laws.Africa Legislation Commons, a collection of African legislation that is digitised by Laws.Africa and made available for free. [email protected] ... Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act, 1992 Namibia minerals;-Act-

Minerals Act South Africa

Mines And Works Act South Africa 1911 1926 Britannica. In south africa segregation the 1911 mines and works act and its 1926 successor reserved certain jobs in mining and the railways for white workers the natives land act of 1913 defined less than onetenth of south africa as black reserves and prohibited any purchase or lease of land by blacks

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act No. 28 …

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 of the 2008 …

Mineral Regulation Overview | Department of Mineral …

The Branch's function is to regulate the minerals and mining sector to promote economic growth, employment, transformation and sustainable development. Mineral Regulation is also responsible for the administration of prospecting rights, mining rights, mining permits and compliance with the MPRDA, including environmental management.

MINERALAND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT …

ACT To make provision for equitable access to and sustainable development of the nation's mineral and petroleum resources; and to provide for matters connected therewith. PREAMBLE RECOGNISING that minerals and petroleum are non-renewable natural resources; ACKNOWLEDGING that South Africa's mineral and petroleum resources belong to

MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT …

ertai n functio s oDirect r: Mineral Develo pmen t berformed y Regional Manager or Minister (old order rights) old order mining rights) (unuse d ol rde ights) BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:- CHAPTER 1 DEFINITIONS 1. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise-

Nationalisation of mineral rights in South Africa - SAFLII

South Africa is a mineral rich country and probably a leading mining country in the world as far as the variety and quantity of minerals produced are concerned. Over the ye ars regional legislation was adopted to regulate the exploration and mining of particular categories of minerals. In 1991, the legislature enacted the Minerals Act2 (MA) to

THE MINES AND MINERALS ACT

THE MINES AND MINERALS ACT 1990 (No. 3 of 1990) THEMINESAND MINERALS REGULATIONS 1996,.'--.J'-" ', IN exerc ise or the cowers confe'!ed by section 80 of the Mines a~Minerals Act, 1990. I. DAVID V. VOUlA,Minister 01Energy, Mines and Minerals, do hereby make the lonowiog Regulalions · I I I I I 1. 2. PARTI PREL1MINARV These …

MINERALS ACT 50 OF 1991 NOTE: The whole of this Act, …

64. Alienation of State-owned mineral rights 65. Act binds State 66. Amendment of Mining Titles Registration Act, 1967 67. Machinery and Occupational Safety Act, 1983, not applicable 68. Repeal of laws, and savings 69. Agreements with self -governing territories 70. Short title and commencement CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION (s 1) 1 Definitions

Minerals | Statistics South Africa

[email protected]. Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries. every 3 to 5 years; agriculture) Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254. 082 905 5143. [email protected]. Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191.

MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS - SAFLII

"Accredited Test Laboratory" (ATL) means an organisation that is accredited by the South African National Accreditation System ... 14.3 The following regulations made under the Minerals Act, 1991 (Act 50 of 1991) in force in terms of Schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996) are hereby repealed. 7.1 7.2.2 7.4.5 8.1.1

Mineral and Petroleum Resource Royalty - South African …

To bring South Africa in line with prevailing international norms, the Department of Minerals and Energy promulgated the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA) in terms of which these resources are recognised as the common heritage of all the people of South Africa with the State as custodian thereof for the benefit of all South Africans.

Department of Mineral Resources

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. In order to ensure effective …

Transition from MPRDA 2002 to NEMA Continues | Mining …

By Wandisile Mandlana Thursday, July 13, 2017. In the past few years, several amendments have been introduced to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA) and the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA). The primary purpose of these amendments was to ensure that all environment-related aspects of mining …

(PDF) Mine closure in South Africa: A survey of …

The Minerals Act of 1991 changed this when it required mining companies to develop an environmental management programme, a rehabilitation plan and stipulate post-mining provisions F I G U R E 1 ...

The South African mineral and petroleum resources …

Introduction. After a five-year process of consultation and intense debate that ended in 2008 and included the release of four Draft Royalty Bills, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act (Royalty Act, 2008) was finally promulgated in November 2008.The main purpose of the Royalty Act is to collect royalties from South African mines holding mining rights granted in …

Impact of the South African Minerals and …

The appended paper -'Impact of the South African Minerals and Petroleum Resources Act on Levels of Mining, Land Utility and People' (Hermanus et al., 2015b) -which supports this chapter ...

Legislation: Mineral Act No. 50 of 1991 - Waternet

Mineral Act No. 50 of 1991. The purpose of the act is to regulate the prospecting for and the optimal exploitation, processing and utilization of minerals; to regulate the orderly utilization and the rehabilitation of the land surface during and after prospecting and mining operations. Chapter I. Introduction (Section 1) Chapter II.

Know your mineral rights | Farmer's Weekly

Know your mineral rights. By. Caxton Magazines. -. 26 February 2008 | 11:07 am. Since the inception of the new Mineral Rights Act, landowners have been stripped of their right to the minerals on their land. Because the state acts as curator of all the minerals in South Africa, it's able to grant prospecting rights to sanctioned mines. Since ...

Minerals Act 50 of 1991 (Repealed) | South African …

Attachment. Size. a501991.pdf. 7.58 . 50 of 1991. The repealed Minerals Act 50 of 1991 intended: to regulate the prospecting for and the optimal exploitation, processing and utilization of minerals; to provide for the safety and health of persons concerned in mines and works; to regulate the orderly utilization and the rehabiJitatlon of the ...

Mining Law in South Africa | Laws regulating Mining Law

Dale, South African Mineral and Petroleum Law, par 92.2.1. Anglo Operations Ltd v Sandhurst Estates (Pty) Ltd 2007 (2) SA 363 (SCA) at par 16. Section 3 of the MPRDA. Franklin and Kaplan, The Mining and Mineral Laws of South Africa, 79. For example, a right to prospect under the Minerals Act provided that: If the owner of land not held under ...

Mining Law Report 2022 South Africa - ICLG

1.1 What regulates mining law? South African mining law is regulated by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA).The MPRDA should be read together with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA), which is the primary statute regulating the environmental aspects associated with mining.1.2 Which Government …

minerals act 50 of 1991 - State of the Environment South …

minerals act 50 of 1991 - State of the Environment South Africa MINERALS ACT 50 OF 1991 NOTE: The whole of this Act, except for certain items in the Schedule, has been repealed by section 110 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 which will come into operation on a date to be fixed by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.