Given the need to phase out fossil fuel based mining activities due to climate change related commitments the clash between the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) and the […]
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Vantage Goldfields SA (Pty) Ltd and Another v Arqomanzi (Pty) Ltd and Others (SCA) (unreported case no 733/2022, 27-6-2023) (Ponnan and Matojane JJA (Mocumie and Mbatha JJA and Mali AJA […]
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Mozambique with its huge mineral deposits has been the center of attention, especially for foreign investors who have an interest in investing in the African continent for the exploration and […]
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Baleni and Others v Regional Manager: Eastern Cape Department of Mineral Resources and Others (Centre for Applied Legal Studies as amicus curiae) [2020] 4 All SA 374 (GP) On 11 […]
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Bengwenyama Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Others v Genorah Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others 2011 (4) SA 113 (CC) Since the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) […]
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By Dineo Peta The debate around the ‘once empowered always empowered’ rule arose once again following the publication of the draft Reviewed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter for the South […]
Read moreBy Malusi Mkhize On 23 June 2014, the longest mining sector strike in South African history ended when the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) accepted a revised wage […]
Read moreBy Felix Majoni The concept of absolute ownership is one that is deeply entrenched in our law. Ownership entails that the holder of a thing has absolute control over that […]
Read moreAgri SA v Minister of Minerals and Energy (CC) (unreported case CCT 51/12, 18-4-2013) (Mogoeng CJ) By Ben Winks The Constitutional Court (CC) recently delivered judgment in one of South […]
Read moreBy Michael Karp Section 35 of the Diamonds Act 56 of 1986 and s 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) deal with similar […]
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