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mining rights

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

Our Burning Planet

Coal mining fear sparks unexpected conservation boom in Mpumalanga

By Fred Kockott

The long road to a mining cadastre

ZAPIRO

The long road to a mining cadastre

By Rico

SA’s mining cadastre is on track to shine the light of transparency after years of stumbling in the dark

Business Maverick

SA’s mining cadastre is on track to shine the light of transparency after years of stumbling in the dark

By Ed Stoddard

Loaded for Bear: There are promising signs Mantashe’s DMPR is embracing mining transparency

Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: There are promising signs Mantashe’s DMPR is embracing mining transparency

By Ed Stoddard

Ramaphosa signs petroleum Bill as SA lags behind neighbours in hydrocarbon race

Business Maverick

Ramaphosa signs petroleum Bill as SA lags behind neighbours in hydrocarbon race

By Ed Stoddard

In a rare show of transparency, DMRE updates mining applications process on social media

Business Maverick

In a rare show of transparency, DMRE updates mining applications process on social media

By Ed Stoddard

Loaded for Bear: DMRE’s tardy excuses for applications shambles underscore its dysfunction

Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: DMRE’s tardy excuses for applications shambles underscore its dysfunction

By Ed Stoddard

Mining permits point to shady Mpumalanga scramble for coal

Business Maverick

Mining permits point to shady Mpumalanga scramble for coal

By Ed Stoddard

Mantashe’s missed mining target — SA still accounts for less than 1% of global exploration spend

Business Maverick

Mantashe’s missed mining target — SA still accounts for less than 1% of global exploration spend

By Ed Stoddard

Director-general Thabo Mokoena steps down from the wreckage that is the DMRE

Business Maverick

Director-general Thabo Mokoena steps down from the wreckage that is the DMRE

By Ed Stoddard

What’s behind Creecy's legal backtracking on protecting communal land right holders against mining?

Business Maverick

What’s behind Creecy's legal backtracking on protecting communal land right holders against mining?

By Michael Kidd

Olifants River set to become a new home of mining — to the detriment of residents and the environment as a whole

South Africa

Olifants River set to become a new home of mining — to the detriment of residents and the environment as a whole

By Barry Christianson