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Publication of Draft Mineral Resources Amendment Bill, 2025 for comment
by By Kyra South, Director and Rudi Claassen, Candidate Attorney
On 20 May 2025 the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources published the draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (“Draft Bill“) for public comment, which Draft Bill contemplates a number of amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002. The stated purposes of the Draft Bill include, inter alia, to provide for matters related to small-scale and artisanal mining, the regulation of associated minerals and enhance provisions regarding the beneficiation of minerals and mineral products. Interested and affected parties who wish to submit written representations on the Draft Bill must do so by 13 August 2025. Representations must be marked for the attention of Ms Stella Mamogale, and may be sent via email to Representations@dmre.gov.za.
The Draft Bill can be accessed using the following link: Mineral Resources Development Bill: Draft.
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