Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) The Department does not own any land

b) Entities

Council for Geoscience

Council for Geoscience list of properties as at 31 March 2018
Description	Title deed	Street/ legal address	(i) Own Land	Value as per asset register as at 31/03/2018
GAUTENG (Pretoria and surrounds)
1.	Donkerhoek	26/11/1996	T1659/1986	Portion 80 of Donkerhoek Farm 365 JR, Gauteng	Own	R 15,307,657
	Office Building					R 14,847,657
	Land, Donkerhoek 365, Portion 80 of Portion 23					R 460,000
2.	Silverton	31/03/2008	N/A	280 Pretoria Street	Own	R 65,792,702
	Office Building					R 53,792,702
	Land, Silverton, Portion77, Koedoespoort 325 JR					R 12,000,000
3.	Pretoria West, 474 Carl Street, Town Lands 351 JR	31/03/2015	N/A	474 Carl Street	Own	R 840,000
KWAZULU NATAL (Pietermaritzburg)
4.	Office building, Pietermaritzburg	03/01/1996	T386/96	139 Jabu Ndlovu Street	Own	R 83,438
	Land, Pietermaritzburg, Sub 5 of Lot 2613					R 362,000
								R 445,438
WESTERN CAPE (Bellville)
5.	Office building, Bellville	13/09/1995	T68741/1995	3 Oos Street	Own	R 11,953,372
	Land, Bellville, Erf 11238 Bellville					R 1,139,000
								R 13,092,372
EASTERN CAPE (Port Elizabeth)
6.	Office building, Port Elizabeth	11/11/1996	T7817/1997	16 2nd Avenue, Walmer	Own	R 105,262
	Land, Port Elizabeth, Erf 1629 Walmer					R 140,000
								R 245,262
NORTHERN CAPE (Upington)
7.	Office building, Upington	01/04/2003	T11736/1996	24 Josling street	Own	R 663,217
	Land, Upington, Olyvenhoutsdriftnedersetting 1094	16/02/1996	T1187/2003			R 300,000
	Land, Upington	01/03/2003	T1187/2003			R 70,000
								R 1,033,217
FREE STATE (Boshof)
8.	Office building Boshof Farm	01/07/2002	T17593/2002	Portion 3 of Magdalenasrust Farm 861, Free State	Own	R 68,476
	Office building, Boshof Infrasound- CTBTO	03/01/2006				R 1,590,586
	Land, Boshof Farm	01/07/2002				R 610,000
								R 2,269,063
LIMPOPO (Polokwane)
9.	Land, Erf 110, Pietersburg, Limpopo	01/04/2014	T67811/2010	30A Schoeman Street	Own	R 350,000
TOTAL VALUE OF PORTFOLIO AS AT 31 MARCH 2018		R 99,375,711

Mintek, South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator, Mine Health and Safety Council and State Diamond Trader.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(a)	(i)	(ii)
Department	None	None
Council for Geoscience	None	None
MINTEK	None	None
State Diamond Trader
South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator	None	None
Mine Health and Safety Council	None	None

1.

	(i)	(ii)
CGS	None	None
MINTEK	None	None
SDT
SADPMR	None	None
MHSC	None	None

2.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

b)Entities	CGS	None	None
	MINTEK	None	None
	SDT	None	None
	SADPMR	None	None
	MHSC	None	None

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(iii) No, The Department of Mineral Resources owns no land.

b. Entities

1. Council for Geoscience

(i)Location	(ii) What is the size of each specified plot	(iii) What is each plot currently being used for?
Erf 11238, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa, 3 Oos Street, Bellville Western Cape	6 847 m²	Office Space: Regional
Portion 3 of the farm Magdalenasrust 861 Boshof RD, Free State	513.9192 ha	Seismic Monitoring Facility
Portion 80 of farm Donkerhoek 365 JR Gauteng	218 190 m²	National Core Library
Portion 5 of Erf 2613 139 Jabu Ndlovu Street, Pietermaritzburg, KZN	1 514 m²	Office Space: Regional
Erf 110 Pietersburg Ext 7 21 Schoeman Street Polokwane, Limpopo	2 855 m²	Warehousing – Development of Office Space: Regional
Erf 1629 Walmer, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 16 Second Avenue, Walmer	1 435 m²	Office Space: Regional
A portion of the Rem Ext of Ptn 96 (ptn of Ptn 50) of the farm Pretoria Town and Townlands 351 JR 474 Carl Street,Pretoria West, Gauteng	2 330 m²	Warehousing
Portion of Portion 77 of the farm Koedoespoort 325 JR.	36 000 m²	Office Space: Head Office
Erf 1094 Olyvenhoutsdrift Settlement, Kenhardt 280 Pretoria Street, Pretoria, Gauteng	4 106 m²	Warehousing
Erf 1189 Upington 30 Connar Street, Die Rand, Upington, Northern Cape	1 979 m²	Office Space: Regional

2. MINTEK

Location	(ii) What is the size of each specified plot	(iii)What is each plot currently being used for?
Portion 175 of the Farm Klipfontein 203, District of Randburg, Gauteng	222,662 m²	Land has been developed to provide the infrastructure required for Mintek to carry out its operations. This includes office buildings, laboratories and plant facilities.
Portion 226 of the Farm Klipfontein 203 IQ, Gauteng	37,589 m²	Land has been developed to provide the infrastructure required for Mintek to carry out its operations. This includes office buildings, laboratories and plant facilities.

3. Mine Health and Safety Council

MHSC does not own a plot of land.

4. State Diamond Trader

SDT does not own a plot of land

5. South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator

SADPMR does not own a plot of land

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(a) No.

(b) There are significant human risks.

(i) There are significant human risks are that the illegal miners can get injured or killed from the blast, inhale noxious gases from the explosion which can lead to death; can cause underground fires. Some of the stolen explosives are sometimes also used in blasting Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs).

(ii) The Department is working together with the all law agencies including the Hawks to arrest and recommend for prosecutions of illegal miners and the syndicate leaders. There is also Gauteng Illegal Mining Stakeholder Forum which consists of SAPS, Crime Intelligence, State Security agency; Mining Companies; Organised Labour. The Mine Health and Safety Council is developing a new standard for sealing of shafts that will minimise the risk of being re-opened by illegal miners and less susceptible to environmental factors.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

a) The Minister has previously engaged with stakeholders in the Mining Industry Growth Development Employment Task Team (MIGDETT) on section 54. There were also further engagement in the Mine Health and Safety Council. These structures consists of organised labour (NUM, AMCU, UASA, and Solidarity) employers (Minerals council of South Africa, South African Mining Development Agency). Mining companies either individually or collectively also meet with the Minister on section 54 enforcement.

b) There are general 3 types of response from the mining companies:

• Some mining companies accept the section 54 as being positive and adding value to management oversight to non-compliance to the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Second group thinks that a different enforcement measure should have applied like section 55 instead of section 54. This group will accept the section 54 instruction with reservations.
• The last group is very antagonistic and challenges the decisions of the Inspector in the Labour Court for the section 54 to be varied or set aside. There are companies that have even sued the Department for loss of production after they were issued with a section 54 instruction.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(1) Ms Sylvia Dhlamini`s is no longer in the employ of the department

(2) (a) No, Ms Sylvia Dhlamini was not dismissed

(b)(i) No, Ms Dhlamini was not placed on suspension

(ii) Ms Sylvia Dhlamini`s contract with the DMR expired when the Minister`s contract expired with the Department

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) Vehicles owned by the Department of Mineral Resources have never had accident/s for the past three financial years.

(ii) None

(b) N/A

(c) (i) N/A

(ii) N/A

(2) All the vehicles owned by the Department of Mineral Resources are installed with tracking devices.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:- ……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) No incidents of racism were reported in the (i) Department and (ii) in the entities reporting to the Department in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017.

(2) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

The key reason for delay of the finalisation of Mining Charter, 2018 was to allow the mining industry stakeholders to reengage in an inclusive and meaningful discussion on issues of divergence to find a lasting solution. As a result, the Department of Mineral Resources has engaged extensively and meaningfully with all mining industry’s stakeholders, which was followed by community consultations led by Minister of Mineral Resources across all nine (9) provinces. The department has gazetted draft Mining Charter, 2018 on Friday, 15th June 2018 for public comments.

The Mineral and Petroleum Development Amendment Bill is currently going through the parliamentary process, and it is therefore out of the department’s influence. However, it is noteworthy to indicate that the National Council of Provinces has accepted the draft Bill and Provincial Legislatures are expected to provide their final mandates.

Reply:

a) Mining industry is one of the country’s key economic sectors with substantial contribution to economic growth and development, job creation and transformation, consistent with the government’s objectives to achieve more balanced economic and inclusive growth. In the past three financial years, the mining industry contributed R282.9 billion (7.8 percent) in 2015, R307.3 billion (7.9 percent) in 2016 and R334.7 billion (8.0 percent) respectively to gross domestic product (GDP). Mining contribution to Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) grew from 9.1 percent in 2015 to 9.3 percent in 2017.

b) The object of the mining and minerals legislation is to create a conducive environment for mining companies to access the country’s mineral wealth. It also strives to ensure that there is transformation in the mining industry through redressing of the past imbalances where the ownership was skewed in favour of the minorities with exclusions of the Africans. It also ensures that the mining industry contributes towards socio-economic development of mine communities and major labour sending areas as a form of compensating them for adversities associated with mining activities. It further provides for competitiveness of the industry through skills development and equitable representation in the workplace in line with demographics (both national and provincial).

Reply:

a) The groundwater was discovered by the Council for Geoscience (CGS) during the execution of the Karoo Deep Drilling baseline and geo-environmental study for the purposes of possible shale gas exploration. Two high-yielding boreholes were donated (at no cost to the municipality) to the Beaufort West Municipality who incurred the cost of the pumping infrastructure for one of the borehole. Although the CGS spent just over R495 000 to drill the two boreholes, the value of the water provided to the water-scarce municipality (to assist just over 44 000 people) is in the order of R1 million per month and could easily reach about R13 million a month based on level 6 water restriction rates for the Western Cape Province.

b) The CGS spent about R423 000 towards the handover ceremony. Flight and accommodation of CGS personnel have not been included in these calculations.

c) The CGS selected the service providers through the Beaufort West Municipality supplier chain department. The procedures were followed accordingly.

Reply:

(i) Department of Mineral Resources

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii) Entities

Mine Health and Safety Council

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
Poogi Consultant	Sealing off entries in abandoned mines	Sep 2017	February 2019	R4 238 501.52	Act Chairperson: Mthokozisi Zondi
Alexander Forbes	Pension Fund administration	March 2018	February 2023	R464 000.00	CEO:Thabo Dube
Enterprises UP	Illumination for mechanised equipment	May 2017	April 2019	R1 678 057.20	Chairperson: David Msiza
Enterprises UP	Asses feasibility of reducing diesel particulate matter	July 2017	January 2019	R1 823 145.00	CEO:Thabo Dube
Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
Enterprises UP	Communication system	December 2015	June 2018	R4 254 115.20	Act Chairperson: Mthokozisi Zondi
Enterprises UP	Conduct a Situational analysis for OH Pactitioner	April 2018	September 2018	R997 011.43	CEO:Thabo Dube
R Kalidaas & Associates	Provision of Internal Audit services	December 2016	December 2019	R2 256 127.31	Act Chairperson: Xolile Mbonambi
The Guild	Occupational Health handbook review	March 2018	June 2018	R998 640.00	CEO:Thabo Dube
CSIR	Measurement of DEE and DPM	October 2016	September 2018	R4 046 649.00	Act Chairperson: Xolile Mbonambi

Council for Geoscience

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
Deloitte & Touche	Whistle blowing	September 2017	August 2020	R130 654.92	Act CEO :L Matsepe
Dr Gunther Brandl	Compilation of scale map mitigation	April 2017	June 2017	R57 100.00	Act CEO: F Ramagwede
Marine Data Consultants	Software maintenance and consulting on marine data.	March 2017	March 2017	Usage Based	Act CEO: S Sikhosana
Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
Dr G Tredoux	Long term feasibility study on Iron and Manganese removal Ozonation.	March 2016	February 2019	R112 320.00	Act CEO: S Sikhosana
CSIR	Long term feasibility study on Iron and Manganese removal Ozonation.	March 2017	February 2019	R98 496.00	Long term feasibility study on Iron and Manganese removal by Ozonation
PBM Consultants	Consulting services to assist on carrying out hydrogeological and water quality mapping in the shire river basin	October 2016	February 2018	R3 943 143.40	CEO: M Mabuza
Queens Construction	Closure of mine openings - Mpumalanga	November 2016	April 2017	R2 036 635.80	CEO: M Mabuza
Top Getter Trading and Projects	Closure of mine openings - Limpopo	December 2017	October 2018	R2 165 206.71	CEO: M Mabuza
Top Getter Trading and Projects	Closure of mine openings – North West	November 2017	October 2018	R1 636 525.18	Act CEO :L Matsepe
Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
Tazu Projects and consulting	Design and sealing of shaft and maintenance of van Rahyn ponding canal	August 2016	July 2018	R417 000.60	CEO: M Mabuza
Pule Ramasimong development consultant and project managers	Closure of mine openings – North West	September 2017	February 2018	R470 000.00	CEO: M Mabuza
Element consulting engineers	Closure of mine openings – North West	August 2017	February 2018	R252 510.00	Act CEO :L Matsepe
Mpuluzana Trading	Closure of mine openings – Musina	January 2018	October 2018	R4 443 634.50	CEO: M Mabuza
SNNT & Associates	Closure of mine openings – North West	December 2017	October 2018	R4 137 994.52	CEO: M Mabuza
Mopexe consulting engineers	Design and closure of mines in Limpopo	September 2017	February 2018	R408 840.00	Act CEO :L Matsepe
Kitso Bothlale consulting engineers	Design and closure of mines in Gauteng and Musina	September 2017	March 2018	R389 962.56	CEO: M Mabuza
Iron Fortune (PTY) LTD	Geological mapping and mineral assessment of Malawi	April 2017	March 2018	24750 EUROS	Act CEO :L Matsepe
E-Sek Technology Solutions	Provision of performance information management portal	November 2017	November 2018	R486 780.00	CEO: M Mabuza
Liepzig Advisory	Specialist service to assist with ERP	January 2018	April 2018	Usage Based	CEO: M Mabuza
Zendafon	Technical advisor to assist with the adoption of GWETA framework and its policies and process	September 2017	March 2018	R490 200.00	CEO: M Mabuza
ESRI	Maintenance of specialised software systems	December 2017	December 2020	R4 079 019.82	CEO: M Mabuza
Starlims	Software Development services for the LAB	July 2013	June 2018	R2 758 545.00	Act CEO: S Sikhosana
Flowcentric Solutions	Maintenance of electronic time sheet system	July 2017	July 2020	R285 000.00	Act CEO: F Ramagwede

MINTEK

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
AFRICAN RADIATION CONSULTANTS CC	Radiation Protection Services	2014-06-01	3 years	R340 825.00	General Manager:Finance Sakhi Simelane,
T-SYSTEMS SOUTH AFRICA	Cloud Server and SAP support	2017-05-01	3 years	R22 623 437.00	CEO:Abiel Mngomezulu,
SRK CONSULTING SA (Pty) Ltd	Geotechnical Engineering Support	2016-06-24	3 years	R28 517 120.00	CEO:Abiel Mngomezulu
ZITHOLELE CONSULTING (PTY) LTD	Geotechnical Engineering Support	2016-06-24	3 years	R31 848 996.00	CEO:Abiel Mngomezulu

South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

State Diamond Trader

Service Provider	Service Provided	Start Date	End Date	Amount Paid	Person signing and Position
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reply:

The Minister of Mineral Resources is not able to respond on behalf of his predecessor on the question that was directed to him personally and not on the administration of the Department.


Approved

Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted: 24/

Reply:

(a) The Department has a Sexual Harassment Policy in place
(b) The Policy was adopted at the Departmental Bargaining Chamber on 28 June 2011
(c) (i) Department has Sexual Harassment Committee which investigate all reported cases
1(b)(ii) The sanctions depend on the severity of the case could be:
o Counselling
o Verbal warning
o Written warning
o Final written warning
o Suspension (with/without pay)
o Demotion (as alternative to dismissal)
o Dismissal

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The staff organogram of the Department is not being restructured. The position of the department in this regard is that no organisational restructuring is anticipated.

(a) n/a

(b) n/a

(c ) n/a

Approved/not approved


Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted: 2018/05/25

Reply:

The Ministerial Handbook provides guidelines on the appointment of the staff in the Private Office It equally provides the recommended salary levels of each post The 3alary levels are adjusted on an annual basis as prescribed in the Public Service Regulations

The Office of the Minister had a full staff complement of 9 as defined 1n the Ministerial Handbook. In line with the Protection of Personal lnforrnatior1 Act (PoPi) and the Basic Conditions d Employment Act am unable to provide the members with such confidential information in the manner it is requested

I however draw the honourable members to the departments Annual Report wherein the organograrn of the department provides the information required Should it be insufficient. the department will make the personal files of the officials available for further scrutiny by the Auditor General as prescribed by the Act.

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Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted: 2018/05/24

Reply:

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Reply:

(1) Emergency visit to Lily mine after a fall of ground accident

(ii) OR Tambo International Airport to Mpumalanga

(iii) R 88 537 00

(b) No
(i)(ii)(iii) Falls away

Approved

Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted; 24/05/2018
 

Reply:

The salary band are regulated by the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and all other related labour legislations all of which are under the administration of the Department of Labour.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1). The Department does not grant employees permission “to have businesses and or to do business dealings”, however, it grants permission to employees who request to perform other remunerated work outside their employment in line with the requirements of Section 30 of the Public Service Act 1994, as Amended by Act 30 of 2007. In the past three financial years, nine (9) employees were granted permission to perform remunerative work outside their employment in the Department.

(2) The Department does not have information of any employee who in the past three financial years had business dealings with the Government.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

Number of companies found to be not fully compliant with Social and Labour Plan

 (a) 76

 (b) 65

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

a) i) Zero (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) Falls away

b) Zero

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) (a) (b) (2) (a) (b), (3) (a) (b) (c): The Department and its entities procure services from a range of service providers using either quotation or competitive Bidding processes. The ranking of such service provided is in line with the Preferential Procurement Regulations, that are applicable to organs of state as contemplated in section 1 (iii) of the PPPFA and all public entities listed in Schedules 2, 3A, 3B, 3C to the PFMA. The ranking of the service provider utilised has been in terms of the BBBEE levels and not black owned entities as defined.

Considering the volume of transactions for the past five years, only details relating to procurement of services exceeding R500 000 could be retrieved within reasonable time. Annexures: A1- Department, A2-MINTEK, A3-Council for Geoscience, A4-South African Diamond and Precious Metal Regulator, A5-Mine Health and Safety Council, A6-South African Diamond Trader.

NB: Council for Geoscience information is contained in the memory stick as it is too large for printing.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) Yes, the DMR has received complaints in respect to mining activities being conducted by Winners Point 117 Trading (Pty) Ltd.

(2)

Date inspection conducted	Findings	Recommendations
24 November 2016	Dust Noise	A letter was sent to the company regarding the findings of the inspection and the company was directed to communicate with residence of Vaal Eden around the mining areas in order to resolve issues relating to mining. The company was also directed put in place a monitoring programme for dust and noise.
24 August 2017	The complaint was about illegal mining taking place on the area, dust, noise and accumulative effects of mining affecting the road. The findings of the inspection were: There was no illegal mining activities identified within the Vaal Eden area Dust pollution was identified however, it was being managed and monitored according to the approved EMP. Noise pollution was not encountered except from the trucks utilizing the Vaal Eden road Accumulative effects of new mining activities and negative effects emanating from trucks on the Vaal Eden road have been encountered however, the Free State Provincial Department of Police Roads and Transport are currently repairing and filling pot holes along the road	The company will be monitored continually to ensure compliance to the approved documents.
30 August 2017	There was no mining activities taking place on FS 30/5/1/3/2/302 MP and FS 30/5/1/3/2/342 MP. Mining activities were taking place on FS 30/5/1/3/2/303 MP	Letters were sent to the company regarding submission of financial provision and performance assessment report for on FS 30/5/1/3/2/302 MP and FS 30/5/1/3/2/304 MP on the 11th of September 2017 and 12th of September 2017. A pre–compliance notice was sent to the company regarding non-compliances observed on FS 30/5/1/3/2/303 MP on the 28th of September 2017.

(3)

Ref No.	Date received
FS 30/5/1/3/2/302 MP	1st renewal-25/11/2011 2ndrenewal-23/04/2013 3rdrenewal-25/05/2015
FS 30/5/1/3/2/303 MP	1st renewal-25/11/2011 2ndrenewal-23/04/2013 3rdrenewal-25/05/2015
FS 30/5/1/3/2/304 MP	1st renewal-25/11/2011 2ndrenewal-23/05/2013 3rdrenewal-25/05/2015

(4) (a)(b)

Ref No.	Date renewed	Period of renewal
FS 30/5/1/3/2/302 MP	1strenewal-26/04/2012 to 25/04/2013 2ndrenewal- 26/05/2014 to 25/05/2015	1st renewal- 1 year 2nd renewal- 1 year 3rd renewal- still in process
FS 30/5/1/3/2/303 MP	1strenewal-24/04/2012 to 23/04/2013 2ndrenewal- 26/05/2014 to 25/05/2015	1st renewal- 1 year 2nd renewal- 1 year 3rd renewal- still in process
FS 30/5/1/3/2/304 MP	1strenewal- 17/04/2012 to 16/04/2013 2ndrenewal-26/05/2014 to 25/04/201	1st renewal- 1 year 2nd renewal- 1 year 3rd renewal- still in process

(5) The Department does not have jurisdiction over water use license applications however, the Department is required to consult the Department of Water and Sanitation regarding all mining and prospecting applications. The Department consulted the Department of Water and Sanitation regarding the application by Winnerspoint 117 Trading (Pty) Ltd on the 26th of October 2009, 10/09/2009 and 18/09/2009 respectively and it is also a legal condition to the approved EMPr that the holder must ensure that any water uses listed in terms of section 21 of NWA must get authorization from the Department of Water and Sanitation prior to the commencement of such activity.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) Mr S C H Preller was consulted verbally and there was no address provided.

(b) No comments were received

(c) The company did not display, publish or present any notices

(d) No objection was received by the Department regarding the application in question

(e) No objection was received by the Department regarding the application in question

(2) No notice was given to SAHRA regarding this application, however; it is a legal condition to the approved Environmental Management Plan that should any archaeological artefact be exposed during the mining activities in the vicinity of its finding, mining must be stopped. Furthermore the condition states that under no circumstances shall any artefact be destroyed and such objects must be marked and fenced off, and SAHRA must be contacted.

(3) This office does not have a record of any objection by SAHRA regarding the three mining permits.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

a) NSome companies have extended the 60 days consultation period to look for alternatives to save jobs.

b) Through Future Forums companies continue to identify and implement cost containment measures. The companies will include and implement turnaround strategies.

c) The development of the plan for utilization of the rehabilitation funds for concurrent rehabilitation is at an advanced stage.

d) The Department is developing a draft framework for consultation with stakeholders to enable a seamless transition to mitigate the impact of retrenchments as well as the economy.

e) Companies have implemented voluntary severance packages measures. Furthermore, employees have been deployed to other operations within the groups.

f) Companies have implemented their commitments as per the Social and Labour Plans this includes emotional, financial and employment counselling to assist retrenches to re-enter the labour market. In some reskilling has been provided.

g) Addressed as part of Mining Charter amendments pending court case.

h) Alignment of business processes underpinning Section 52 of MPRDA and Section 189 of LRA is being undertaken.

i) Promoting investment and market development

The Department of Mineral Resources in partnership with the dti, DST and State Agencies have developed institutional mechanisms for the development and facilitation of mining investment as Chaired by the DMR.

The DMR has led investment promotion efforts through policy advocacy and brand position at key international mining investment forums including Africa Down Under in Australia, and the China Mining Expo. We further plan to participate in the Mines and Money Conference in London, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in March 2018. On these missions the DMR has worked with relevant government departments to identify projects in South Africa and to support their projects in and outside of the Country. 12 junior miners accompanied the Director General to China Mining Expo and are in the process of following up on fledgling deals developed. The same approach was undertaken for the Platinum Group Metals Workshop taking place this week in Moscow. It is the aim of the Department to support a small group of these to travel to London to market their deals and find mutually beneficial partnerships that will bring more investment and jobs into South Africa. Locally the Minister has led consultations with the Black Business Council and the Platinum Industry amongst others to address constraints and leverage from opportunities to bring further investment into South Africa’s mining sector.

j) Where there’s a threat of job losses parties continue to communicate such in a responsible and sensitive manner.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a)

Name	Address
Robert Schimper	407 Woodlands
A.M Hanekom	Plaas de Fonteine 189
W.H.RGersteling	228 Plaas De Pont Subdivision 3
G Burger	15 Pont Plaas
M Van Wyk	Woodlands 407
C Terreblanche	Vaaldraai
G. J Botes (Ngwathe Municipality)	P. O Box 359, Parys, 9585

(b) Only the Municipality (Ngwathe Municipality) commented with no objection to the approval of the Mining Right.

(c) The newspaper and the site notices were displayed and published on the 15th of May 2015.

(d) The were no objections received

(e) Please see (d) above

(2) No notice was given to SA Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) regarding this application.

1. Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. No objection was received by the Department

(3) No documents or permission was received from the Department of Water and Sanitation. The Department does not have jurisdiction over Water Use License applications

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

	MINTEK	SADPMR	SDT	MHSC	CGS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Role Permanent	No	No	No	Five year term	Five year term
Incumbent	Mr D Msiza	Mr X Mbonambi	Mr K Menoe	Mr T Dube	Mr M Mabuza
Date of Appointment	1 October 2017	1 February 2017	1 July 2017	1 March 2013	15 July 2017
End of Term	Acting	Acting	Acting	28 February 2018	14 July 2022
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Role Permanent	Yes	Five year term	Yes	Five year term	Yes
Incumbent	Mr S Simelane	Mr S Mandlazi	Ms N Danisa	Mr K Mkwanazi	Mr L Matsepe
Date of Appointment	1 July 2008	1 August 2017	1 February 2016	1 August 2016	1 January 2005
End of Term	N/A	Acting	N/A	31 July 2021	N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

When are the application dates (a) opening and (b) closing for the board positions of all entities and councils reporting to him?
		(a)	(b)
b)Entities	CGS	7 September 2016	21 September 2016
	MINTEK	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	SDT	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	SADPMR	21 February 2016	06 March 2016
	MHSC	9 September 2016	23 September 2016

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

Assets held by the Department and each of the entities are disclosed on the Annual Financial Statements. Information required can therefore be obtained on the annual report tabled by the Department in September 2017 to Parliament. The annual report are the key reporting instruments for departments and its entities to report against the performance targets and budgets outlined in the strategic plans, read together with the ENE.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

The Department doesn’t issues environmental impact assessment certificate but only process Environmental Authorisation for applications.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

No.	Question	Response
(1)	Whether he has found that the collapse of a pedestrian bridge onto the N3 highway on 9 August 2017, happened at or around the same time as an earth tremor was experienced in the region; if so, (a) was the tremor a result of the previous or current mining activity and (b) was the mining activity that led to the tremor found to be legal or illegal	The Council for Geoscience’s seismic stations indicate that the tremor occurred on the 8th August 2017 at 23:47:23. The tremor was a magnitude 2.3 and occurred within a depth of 3.4km The Council for Geoscience has not established causality between the stated tremor and either previous or current mining activities.
(2)	Does the Council for Geoscience keep a record of such tremors; if so;	The Council for Geoscience keeps records of all tremors.
(3)	Has the Council for Geoscience reported on any such event; if not, when will the report be made available; if so, what are the relevant details;	The Council for Geoscience records all tremors. Records on specific tremors can be made available. The relevant details are date, time, magnitude and depth.
(4)	Have there been other reports of tremors in the area; if so, how frequent have they been?	Yes, there are tremors that occur in the area and our records indicate a frequency of 1 tremor a week of magnitude 2 and above.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(a) A total of 147 187 jobs have were lost by the first quarter (ending March) of 2017, from a total of 611 018 in 1994.

(b) The Department does not have those figures, but the impact of mechanisation on job losses has been very minimal. Most of the jobs were lost due to decline in ore grades, reduced prices resulting from weakened demand, all of which led to operations’ restructuring.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

a) (i) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

(ii) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

b) (i) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

(ii) No (aa)(aaa) – (cc) Falls away

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. The Minister will exercise his discretion in terms of Section 49 (1) of the MPRDA for mining in the area subsequent to the submission of a technical report currently been compiled by the Joint Planning Task Team comprising officials from the Department of Mineral Resources, Department of Environmental Affairs and Department of Water and Sanitation.
2. On the strength of the information received, the Minister is considering to restrict the granting of any right over the properties within a buffer zone of the Mapungubwe work Heritage site. The environmental sensitivity of the wetlands and grasslands as well as the overall occurrence of certain species were duly considered when the area was declared to be a buffer zone. If the area falls outside the buffer zone as declared, the necessary studies shall be conducted and the result thereof shall be presented for further consideration by the Minister. The restriction would not constitute prohibition and each case will be considered on its merits.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. (a) 21 sites

(b) R154 152 385.16

(c)

1. Strelley Northern Cape
2. Jebolo: Northern Cape
3. Prieska Old Hospital: Northern Cape
4. Langley Limpopo:
5. Mafefe Kappa: Limpopo
6. Prieska Parkland Creation: Northern Cape
7. Heuningvlei: Northern Cape
8. Vergenoeg: Northern Cape
9. Ga-Lotolo: Northern Cape
10. Lokaleng Northern Cape
11. Ditabogong: Limpopo
12. Mahlatjane: Limpopo
13. Klipriver: Kwazulu Natal
14. Sithilo: Kwazulu Natal
15. Ga-Madiba: Limpopo
16. Betle: Limpopo
17. Mang le Mang: Limpopo
18. Masaneng: Northern Cape
19. Buisvlei South: Northern Cape
20. Buisvlei North: Northern Cape
21. Motsane: Limpopo

2. (a) 234

(b) R1 701 278 865

3. 2029

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. (a) The department is currently working on an integrated system to make statistics related to compliance monitoring and enforcement accessible.

(b) It is work in progress, however, the process was delayed due to lack of funding.

2. (a) and (b) As indicated in 1 above, it is work in progress and when necessary funding becomes available, the department will make available 2. statistics relating to environmental compliance monitoring and enforcement.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. The 2017 manual in terms of section 14 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000 has been approved by the Information Officer of this Department and is in the process of being published on the Department’s website.

2. In terms of the 2017 manual, the following listed documents are automatically available:

 (i) all registered rights granted in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (the “MPRDA”);

 (ii) all applications for rights listed in (I limited to the extent that confidential information contained in such applications will not be made available without the prior consent of the applicant concerned;

 (iii) Environmental management programmes approved in terms of the MPRDA and National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 (“NEMA”);

 (iv) Environmental management plans approvedin terms of the MPRDA;

 (v) Social and labour plans approved in terms of the MPRDA escluding commercial, confidential or financial information;

 (vi) Mining work programmes and prospecting work programmes approved in terms of the MPRDA excluding proof of financial ability;

 (vii) Draft versions of the documents listed in (iii), (iv) and (v) submitted to the Department of Mineral Resources for approval is subject to the limitation in (ii) above;

 (viii) Environmental authorisations issued in terms of NEMA;

 (ix) Full applications for environmental authorisations in terms of NEMA subject to the limitation in ((ii) above;

 (x) Social and labour plans approved in terms of the MPRDA (refer to (v) above;

 (xi) prospecting work programmes approved in terms of the MPRDA (refer to (vi) above; and

 (xii) Documents relating to the financial provision for rehabilitation.

The availability of the remaining listed documents are subject to an application for access to records in terms of PAIA. These documents are not automatically available, because access to records of this nature may have been refused in instances where statutory grounds for refusal are relevant and applicable.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. (a) The Minister was not invited but initiated the imbizo after the amendment and the gazetting of the Mining Charter.

(b) Nkangala District Municipality, a mining area, was contacted and requested to assist in identifying a suitable venue within the province.

(c) To inform and educate stakeholders about the 2017 Mining Charter.

2. The Department did not promise or provide food parcels to any of the attendees.

3.(a) NA

(b) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. Yes, however there is a dispute between the company and contractor of which the matter is currently in court.

2. (a)(i) January 2017

(ii) yes

(b) There is a dispute between the company and the contractor, and the Department is awaiting the court ruling on this matter.

(3) Yes, several meeting were held with both the company and the contractor

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

Yes, in terms of section 102 of the Act, applicants are requested to conduct public participation with interested and affected parties and amend Social and Labour Plan, Environmental Management Plan and Mining Work Programme/Prospecting Work Plan if necessary.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

Yes. The reasons for refusal differ from one application to the other and can be summarised as follows:

1. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the granted Exploration Rights in case of renewal of Exploration Rights applications e.g. failure to conduct exploration activities in accordance with the work programme, failure to pay exploration fees etc.;
2. Failure to submit Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) or submission of an EMPr that fails to meet the requirements of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act,2002 (MPRDA), failure to apply for Environmental Authorisations;
3. Failure to submit proof of access to financial resources as required by the MPRDA;
4. Areas applied for already encumbered by another permit or right.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

(1) Applications in terms 11 of the Act does not provide for public participation to be conducted as these are commercial transactions between parties involved.

(2) Please see (1) above

(3) No investigation was instituted. The company has provided the department with financial statement indicating the availability of funds for rehabilitation, which was moved from Standard Bank to the Bank of Baroda.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. No, the prospecting right issued to Shiva has lapsed, However there are two prospecting rights that were granted:

 (i) Afrikaner Lease – granted on the 26 April 2005

(ii) Bridoon Investments – granted on the 13 June 2011

2. Yes,

(a) 935PR issued on the 15/11/2006 for a period of two years 936PR issued 28/10/2006-27/10/2008

b) 940PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

c) 938PR issued on the 15/11/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

d) 1044PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

e) 929PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

f) 930PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

g) 932PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

h) 934PR issued on the 28/10/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

i) 928PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

j) 941PR issued on the 07/12/2006 for a period of two years 936PR

3. Yes, Shiva Uranium has an existing mining right over on the farm

(i) Prospecting company has a duty to ensure that concurrent rehabilitation is done.

(ii) it must be done as and when the prospecting takes place.

(iii) the total costs must be in line with the environmental disturbances to be created which may vary.

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017

Reply:

1. Yes, the impact of mining activities towards development will be, settlement, shock and cracking due to past, present and future mining operations

2. The right is a converted right which has an Environmental Management Plan which under NEMA transitional arrangements is deemed to be an Environmental Authorisation. The Company has been directed to revise the Environmental Authorisation.

3. Underground mining in excess of 2400 metres below surface for Gold ore and Silver ore

 

Approved/Not Approved

Mr MJ Zwane, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2017