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Minister Zwane to receive briefing at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine on Friday

By DMR Administrator on 8/31/2017

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) will tomorrow, Friday 1st of September 2017, receive a briefing from Harmony Gold's management on the accident which occurred at the Kusasalethu min ...

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Minister Zwane welcomes clean audit opinion from Auditor-General

By DMR Administrator on 8/28/2017

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has welcomed the Auditor-General's clean audit opinion for the Department and three of its entities for the 2016/17 financial year. This follows today's meeting with the office of the Auditor-General on the department's performance in the previous financial year.

Minister Zwane calls on mining sector to prioritise health and safety

By DMR Administrator on 8/28/2017

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) has appealed for extra caution to be taken on health and safety in the mines. This follows a fall of ground accident at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu m ...

Statement by the Department of Mineral Resources on the sale of Tegeta

By DMR Administrator on 8/23/2017

The Department of Mineral Resources has been duly informed by Oakbay Investments of the effective sale of its Tegeta Exploration and Resources business to another company. The Department welcomes the ...

Minister Zwane to address the BBC Business Breakfast 2017

By DMR Administrator on 8/17/2017

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) will tomorrow, Friday 18 August 2017, deliver a keynote address at the Black Business Council’s business breakfast, under the theme “Radical ...

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Minister Zwane files answering affidavit in the Pretoria High Court

By DMR Administrator on 8/7/2017

Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane (MP) has today filed his answering affidavit in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) in the matter between the Chamber of Mines (the a ...

Re: Intention to place moratorium on granting and processing of rights

By DMR Administrator on 8/3/2017

No decision has been taken by the Minister of Mineral Resources to implement the moratorium. The statement issued by the Chamber of Mines today is therefore misinformed. The notice gazetted by the Min ...