South African Ferroalloy Handbook
2006, [PDF,
1.97MB]
The Precious Metals Trade – General Information
Handbook [PDF, 692KB]
Verification of existing permits: leases: permissions
and licenses [PDF, 90.6KB]
Verification of existing permits: leases: permissions
and licenses form (DME240)
[ZIP, 1.43MB]
Batch Data Instructions regarding the Verification of
Existing permits: leases, permissions and licences
[ZIP, 220KB]
Legislation
Acts
Diamond Export Levy
(Administration) Act, 2007 (Act 14 of 2007), [PDF, 443 KB]
Diamond Export Levy Act, 2007
(Act 15 of 2007), [PDF, 243 KB]
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002
Precious Metals Act
[PDF, 247 KB]
Revised draft of the
DIamond Act Regulation [PDF, 409 KB]
The Diamonds Amendment Act 2005, Act 29 of 2005 [PDF, 420KB]
The Diamonds Second Amendment Act 2005, Act 30 of 2005 [PDF, 216KB]
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002 (government gazette No. 23922, 10 October 2002) [PDF, 172KB]
See also
Acts Online
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002: Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations (government gazette No. 26275, 23 April 2004) [PDF, 2MB]
Regulations
Diamonds Act (56/1986):
Correction notice: Substitution of Regulation 2 Y: Government Gazette No. 30061
(R 8713) dated 9 July 2007, [PDF, 146 KB]
The Diamonds Act, 1986
(Act No. 56 of 1986): Amendment of Regulations and the Precious Metals
Regulations, [PDF, 5.46MB]
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations. Government Gazette No 26275 of 23 April 2004. [HTML index page]
Diamond Act 1986, Act 56 of 1986 [PDF, 2.49MB]
Mining Titles Registration Regulations, 2004 [PDF, 404KB]
Mining Titles Registration Amendment Act 2003, Act 24 of 2003 [PDF, 1.33MB]
Bills
The Mineral and Petroleum
Resources Development Amedment Bill, 2007 [PDF, 346KB]
Precious Metals Bill [PDF, 57.4KB]
Diamonds Amendment Bill [PDF, 104KB]
Minerals and Energy Laws Amendment Bill [PDF, 130KB]
Memorandum on the objects of the Minerals and Energy laws amendment bill 2004 [PDF, 68KB]
Policies
A minerals and mining policy for South Africa, October 1998
The South African Mining Charter
Reports
R37 the tantalum market (micro-economic analysis), 2002 [PDF, 284KB]
R38 review of the dimension stone industry 2002 [PDF, 200KB]
R39 investment in South Africa's mineral sector [PDF, 270KB]
R40 possible financial sources for small/junior empowerment mining companies [PDF,
427KB]
R41 an overview of South Africa's mineral based fertilisers, 2003 [PDF, 241KB]
R42 an overview of South Africa's primary industrial mineral imports and exports [PDF, 638KB]
R43 review of the dolomite and limestone industry in South Africa, part 1 (2003) [PDF, 531KB]
R43 review of the dolomite and limestone industry in South Africa, part 2 (2003) [PDF, 685KB]
R44 silica industry review 2004 [PDF, 742KB]
R45 iron and steel [PDF, 2.4MB]
R46 bentonite, pyrophyllite and talc in South Africa, 2004 [PDF, 1.11MB]
R47 the kaolin industry of South Africa, 2005 [PDF, 1.2MB]
R48 South African ferrous minerals production trends, 1994-2003 [PDF, KB]
R49 dolomite and limestone in South Africa, 2005 [PDF, 1.29MB]
R50 South Africa's mineral production and sales, 1985-2004 [PDF, 317KB]
R51 PGM exploration and new mine projects in South Africa, 2006 [PDF, 645KB]
R52 of 2006: South African Ferroaloy
Production Trends: 1995 - 2006 [PDF, 1,441KB]
R53 of 2006: Review of the Dimension
Stone Industry 2006 [PDF, 433KB]
R 54 An analysis of the impact of a
third player on South Africa’s manganese industry [PDF, 634KB]
R56 of 2007
Provision of Export Facilities for BEEs at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal,
[PDF, 1.02MB]
R57 of 2007 Uranium
Future Sources (South Africa), [PDF, 371KB]
R59 of 2007 Mining Contribution to the
National Economy 1996 - 2005, [PDF, 359KB]
R 60 of 2007 The impact
of chrome exports on the ferrochrome industry, [PDF, 419KB]
R61 of 2007
Historical Diamond Production (South Africa), [PDF, 123KB]
R62 of 2007 Structure of the Salt
Industry in the Republic of South Africa, [PDF, 219KB]
R63 of 2007 An Overview of South
Africa’s Zircon Industry and the Role of BEE, [PDF, 228KB]
R66 of 2007 An overview of value
systems of selected Ferrous Mineral Commodities, [PDF, 682KB]
Mineral economics
Investment brochure in an intense and diverse minerals industry [PDF, 593KB]
Mineral economics' directories
For more information on these directories, visit
Mineral Information
Note: Mineral Economics' directories are available in hard copy from the Publications Room. Telephone (012) 317-8538 or fax (012) 320 4327.
Minerals bureau bulletins
These are collections of articles written by mineral economists on topical issues of the mining industry. They carry provisional figures of production and export sales of minerals.
These bulletins are in PDF format. Click the date below to download.
2007
October 2007
[PDF, 632KB]
June 2007 [PDF, 314KB]
April
2007 [PDF, 322KB]
2006
October 2006 [PDF, 199KB]
July 2006 [PDF, 525KB]
April 2006 [PDF, 328KB]
2005
October 2005 [PDF, 242KB]
July 2005 [PDF, 204KB]
April 2005 [PDF, 260KB]
2004
October 2004 [PDF, 286KB]
July 2004 [PDF, 341KB]
April 2004 [PDF, 313KB]
2003
September 2003 [239KB]
March 2003 [PDF, 278KB]
June 2003 [302KB]
2002
September 2002 [233KB]
July 2002 [343KB]
How to start a mine
How to start your own mine [HTML]
Empowerment
Broad-based Socio-economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining Industry [HTML]
The Empowerment Scorecard [PDF, 206KB]
Guidelines
Environmental policy
Sustainable Development Strategy
for the Minerals Sector in South Africa [PDF, 4.70MB]
Guideline document for the evaluation of the quantum of closure related financial provision provided by a mine [PDF, 1.65MB]
See also the documents under "financial provision for the mining industry" immediately below
Excel spreadsheet for calculations [XLS, 25KB]
Financial provision for the mining industry
Introduction [PDF, 107KB]
International practice in the determination of the quantum of financial provision for mine rehabilitation and closure [PDF, 496KB]
Appendix - legal review [PDF, 413KB]
Appendix - generally accepted closure methods 3 [PDF, 451]
Appendix - investment guideline [PDF, 194KB]
Appendix - template for assessing the quantum [PDF, 395KB]
Working manual for the assessment of the quantum [PDF, 888KB]
Guideline document for the evaluation of the quantum of closure-related financial provision provided by a mine [PDF, 399KB]
Environmental Management Plans
Environmental management plan (first edition) number 22080
Guideline documents for compilation of EMPs:
Standard EMP for reconnaissance permission [PDF, 106KB]
Standard EMP for prospecting right and mining permit [PDF, 337KB]
Social and Labour Plan in mining and Production industries
A
guideline for Social and Labour Plan to be submitted for applications for mining rights. In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002 {Regulation 40 to 46 of the Regulations} [PDF, 188KB]
Guidelines for the prospecting and mining right work programmes
A
guideline for a mining work programme to be submitted for applications for mining rights. In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002 {Regulation 11(1) of the Regulations} [PDF, 188KB]
A
Guideline for a prospecting work programme to be submitted for applications for prospecting rights. In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002, Act 28 of 2002 {regulation 7(1) of the regulations} [PDF, 211KB]
Application forms for permissions, rights and permits
List of forms descriptions in Sepedi
Sepedi [PDF: 890KB]
Type of commodity/mineral [PDF, 77.6KB]
List of mineral commodities applied for [PDF: 49.5KB]
Application for reconnaissance permission prospecting right:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 107KB]
Application for prospecting right:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 108KB]
Application for renewal of prospecting right:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 106KB]
Application for mining right:
English [PDF: 107KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 107KB]
Application for renewal of mining right:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 107KB]
Application for mining permit:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 107KB]
Application for retention permit:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 106KB]
Application for renewal of retention permit:
English [PDF: 106KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 105KB]
Lodgment form for the conversion of an old order prospecting right:
English [PDF: 108KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 110KB]
Lodgment form for the conversion of an old order mining right:
English [PDF: 125KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 108KB]
Application for reconnaissance permit:
English [PDF: 103KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 110KB]
Application for technical co-operation permit:
English [PDF: 103KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 109KB]
Application for exploration right or the renewal thereof:
English [PDF: 103KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 109KB]
Application for production right or the renewal thereof:
English [PDF: 103KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 108KB]
Application for to transfer environmental liabilities and responsibilities to a competent person:
English [PDF: 73.8KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 89.5KB]
Application for closure certificate:
English [PDF: 48.8KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 61.5KB]
The number and educational levels of employees:
English [PDF: 58.2KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 58.8KB]
Hard-to- fill vacancies:
English [PDF: 57.4KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 55.8KB]
Employment equity statistics:
English [PDF: 57.4KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 55.5KB]
Procurement:
English [PDF: 56.2KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 55.2KB]
Affidavit in respect of the continuation of exploration operations:
English [PDF: 42.9KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 103KB]
Affidavit in respect of the continuation of production operations:
English [PDF: 43KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 82.4KB]
Affidavit in respect of the continuation of old order prospecting right:
English [PDF: 43.1KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 83.8KB]
Affidavit in respect of the continuation of old order mining right:
English [PDF: 42.9KB]
Sepedi [PDF: 84.3KB]
Production, sales and labour statistics forms
Instructions for all statistical forms [ZIP, 51KB]
DME 55 clay quarries (for brickmaking)/klei steengroewe (vir steenmakery)
[ZIP, 38KB]
DME 109 marble/marmer
[ZIP, 42KB]
DME 110 salt/sout
[ZIP, 45.8KB]
DME 111 slate and sandstone/leiklip en sandsteen (roof and paving stone, sandstone)
[ZIP, 48.4KB]
DME 112 coal/steenkool
[ZIP, 61.6KB]
DME 113 quarries and crusher works/steengroewe en vergruiseraanlegte
[ZIP, 38.7KB]
DME 114 petroleum and related minerals/petroleum en verwante minerale
[ZIP, 48.5KB]
DME 115 gold and platinum group metal producers/goud and platinum metaal produsente
[ZIP, 45.5KB]
DME 116 diamonds/diamante
[ZIP, 41.6KB]
DME 117 gypsum/gips
[ZIP, 42.1KB]
DME 118 wonderstone/wondersteen
[ZIP, 40.91KB]
DME 119 phosphate/fosfaat
[ZIP, 46KB]
DME 120 industrial minerals*/nywerheidsminerale* [ZIP, 48.2KB]
(Note: * ammonium sulphate, andalusite, abestos, attapulgite, ball clay, barytes, bentonite, calcite, feldspar, fire clay, flint clay, fluorspar, gypsum, kaolin, kieselguhr, magnesite, mica, mineral pigments, perlite, pyrophyllite, silica, sodium sulphate, sulphur, talc, vermiculite, zeolite)
DME 121 Base Minerals* (metalliferous)/onedele minerale* (metaalhoudend) [ZIP, 57.7KB]
(Note: *antimony, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, nickel, titanium, uranium oxide, zinc, zirconium)
DME 122 base minerals (chromite)/onedele minerale (chromiet) [ZIP, 53.3KB]
DME 123 base minerals - granite type/onedele minerale - graniettipe (granite, norite, syenite) [ZIP, 43KB]
DME 124 limestone and shale/kalkklip and skalies [ZIP, 45KB]
DME 126 beneficiated minerals/veredelde minerale* [ZIP, 50.7KB]
(Note: *ferro- and manganese-alloys, silicon alloys, vanadium, processed aluminium, antimony tri-oxide, low manganese iron, phosphoric acid, titanium slag, processed zinc metal)
DME 127 gemstones/edelstene(Tigers Eye & other)
[ZIP, 47.8KB]
DME 140 natural gas/aardgas [ZIP, 39.7KB]
DME 235 petroleum and related minerals (prospecting)/petroleum and verwante minerale (prospektering) [ZIP, 35.7KB]
DME 308 diamond diggings/diamant delwerye [ZIP, 37.4KB]
Mining Week 2006
Break
away session: Report out: Productivity enhancement & investment
(beneficiation/investment) [PDF, 96.9KB]
Council
for Geoscience Activities in Africa [PDF, 2.34MB]
Identifying
future mining activities in Africa (BHP Billiton) [PDF, 4.59MB]
Growth
potential, achievements and challenges facing the small-scale mining sector
in Southern Africa (Mintek) [PDF, 896KB]
Export
promotion and EMIA workshop (TWIB) (DTI) [PDF, 487KB]
Consolidation
of transformation in mining (SAMDA) [PDF, 1.47MB]
The
role of mining in South Africa beyond 2010 [PDF, 3.20MB]
Mineral
beneficiation (MQA) [PDF, 515KB]
Procurement
in mining environment [PDF, 307KB]
Status
of blasting certificates and the new NQF qualifications and skills
programmes [PDF, 465KB]
Key
opportunities facing the South African mining industry [PDF, 213KKB]
The
beneficiation of minerals in South Africa: Framework and opportunities
[PDF, 305KB]
Tourism and
Mining [DOC, 56.0KB]
Opportunities
and challenges within the Liquid Fuels Charter: lessons from empowerment
evaluation exercise [PDF, 462KB]
Anglo
Zimele presentation to TWIB [PDF, 822KB]
Opportunities
for women in the energy industry (TWIB) [PDF, 146KB]
Opportunities
and lessons for women in mining (DME-TWIB) [PDF, 1.41MB]
Opportunities
and challenges facing women in nuclear (TWIB) [PDF, 179KB]
Mining
environment for women (health and safety perspective) [PDF, 1.21MB]
Opportunities
and challenges facing women in the oil and energy sector (TWIB) [PDF,
87.3KKB]
African Mining Partnership: 2007
Read the final
communiqué [PDF, 39.8KB]
Strategies
Indicators to
the monitoring of contribution of the South African Minerals and Mining
Sector to Sustainable Development, [PDF, 39.8KB]
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