Pretoria - Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says South Africa is seriously considering creating a single window for processing mineral rights as well as associated environmental authorisation and water licenses. This, according to Shabangu, will go a long way to ease the administrative processes both within government as well as for the mining companies. Speaking … [Read more...] about SA considers single window for mineral rights
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Improve mining skills base, says Oliphant
Pretoria - Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Godfrey Oliphant, has urged the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) to continue to pursue the targets of skills and capacity building for the sector as set out in the revised Mining Charter. "The paucity of skills is one of the binding constraints that we have identified in our mining sector strategy that we have agreed to … [Read more...] about Improve mining skills base, says Oliphant
Regional inspectorates to enforce mine safety
Cape Town - The Department of Mineral Resources is to tackle mine safety by creating regional inspectorates, following an 8 percent increase in mine fatalities in the second quarter, the Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu said. Briefing the media at a luncheon at the Taj Hotel before presenting her Budget Vote this afternoon, Shabangu said she was concerned about … [Read more...] about Regional inspectorates to enforce mine safety
