adminensure transparency and end administrative blunders, the Department of Mineral Resources said.
A series of scandals last year and disputes over rights upset many companies operating in the world’s top platinum producer and major supplier of gold, denting confidence in a sector vital to South Africa’s economy.
“The system (South African Mineral Resources Administration online system) for prospecting rights, mining permits and mining rights will go live on 18 April,” the department said on its website.
It said that all applications must be submitted electronically. The mining ministry imposed a six-month halt on new prospecting bids last year to overhaul mining laws, iron out irregularities in the way rights are awarded and audit existing exploration and drilling contracts.
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said in February that the online system would prevent different companies from being granted the same rights and stop licences from being handed out to areas deemed environmentally sensitive. – Reuters.
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