If phoning from outside South Africa, the country code is +27 and the area code for Pretoria is 012.

DME postal address	DME physical address
Department of Minerals and Energy        Private Bag X59 Pretoria 0001	Mineralia Centre 234 Visagie Street Pretoria 0001
General DME numbers
Switchboard:	(012) 317-8000
Fax:	(012) 322-3416

Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate (MSHI) contact numbers

Chief Inspector of Mines	(012) 679-9081
Mine Occupational Health Policy Sub Unit	(012) 317 8122
Mine Safety Policy Sub Unit	(012) 317 8665
Mine Safety Sub Unit	(012) 317 8117
Mine Occupational Health Sub Unit	(012) 317 8454
Mine Surveying Sub Unit	(012) 317 8116
Support Services Sub Unit	(012) 317 8248
Internal Control Sub Unit	(012) 317 8352
Legal Services Sub Unit	(012) 317 8124
Statistical Enquiries	(012) 317 8278
Award Scheme	(012) 317 8510

MHSI regional offices

Region	Telephone	Fax	Postal address
Gauteng	(011) 358-9700	(011) 339-6910	Private Bag X5 Braamfontein 2017
Free State	(057) 352-8235	(057) 352-2270	Private Bag X33 Welkom 9460
North West	(018) 487-9830	(018) 487 9836.	Private Bag A 1 Klerksdorp 2571
KwaZulu-Natal	(031) 335-9600	(031) 333 9403	Private Bag X 54307 Durban  4000
Limpopo	(015) 287-4700	(015) 287-4740	Private Bag X9467 Polokwane 0700
Mpumalanga	(013) 656-1448	(013) 690-2390	Private Bag X7279 Witbank 1035
Western Cape	(021) 427 1000	(021) 427 1047.	Private Bag X9 Rogge Bay 8012
Eastern Cape	(041) 585-2117	(041) 585-9097	Private Bag X6076 Port Elizabeth 6000
Northern Cape	(053) 807-1700	(053) 832-5631	Private Bag X6093 Kimberley 8300

Relocation of Eastern Cape Regional Office

The Eastern Cape Regional Office of the Department of Minerals and Energy, based in Port Elizabeth, is relocating to a new building with effect from 13 March 2009.

The new offices are based at
Mount Croix
c/o Mount and Diaz Road
Port Elizabeth
6000

The telephone number and the fax number will remain unchanged as follows:
Tel No : 041 502 0300
Fax No : 041 585 9097 (Mine Health and Safety)

Regional Mine Health and Safety Inspector