Question NW3079 to the Minister of Mineral Resources
05 December 2018 - NW3079
Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources
With regard to each and every mineral, what number of applications for (a) prospecting rights, (b) prospecting permits, (c) mining rights and (d) mining permits were (i) accepted, (ii) granted, (iii) issued and (iv) rejected in the 2017-18 financial year?
Reply:
|
|
Mining rights |
prospecting rights |
mining permits |
|
Accepted |
64 |
417 |
438 |
|
Rejected |
08 |
328 |
277 |
|
Granted |
26 |
128 |
- |
|
Issued |
32 |
113 |
99 |
Approved/Not Approved
Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018
Mining Rights
|
Regions |
Accepted |
Granted |
Issued |
Rejected |
|
Northern Cape |
13 |
- |
- |
02 |
|
North West |
06 |
03 |
08 |
01 |
|
Limpopo |
09 |
- |
- |
02 |
|
Free State |
04 |
- |
03 |
- |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
03 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Western Cape |
03 |
02 |
- |
- |
|
Eastern Cape |
06 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Gauteng |
08 |
- |
01 |
02 |
|
Mpumalanga |
12 |
21 |
20 |
01 |
|
TOTAL |
64 |
26 |
32 |
08 |
Prospecting Rights
|
Regions |
Accepted |
Granted |
Issued |
Rejected |
|
Northern Cape |
74 |
03 |
03 |
39 |
|
North West |
84 |
23 |
62 |
23 |
|
Limpopo |
41 |
02 |
- |
28 |
|
Free State |
32 |
04 |
- |
03 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
33 |
- |
05 |
23 |
|
Western Cape |
02 |
- |
01 |
04 |
|
Eastern Cape |
04 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Gauteng |
25 |
03 |
10 |
13 |
|
Mpumalanga |
144 |
93 |
32 |
195 |
|
TOTAL |
417 |
128 |
113 |
328 |
Mining Permits
|
Regions |
Accepted |
Granted |
Issued |
Rejected |
|
Northern Cape |
49 |
- |
05 |
13 |
|
North West |
37 |
- |
17 |
14 |
|
Limpopo |
71 |
- |
12 |
102 |
|
Free State |
10 |
- |
11 |
06 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
34 |
- |
13 |
05 |
|
Western Cape |
08 |
- |
15 |
02 |
|
Eastern Cape |
51 |
- |
01 |
06 |
|
Gauteng |
18 |
- |
09 |
18 |
|
Mpumalanga |
160 |
- |
16 |
111 |
|
TOTAL |
438 |
99 |
277 |