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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Prospecting rights"”.
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Development/exploration funding for black junior miners in South Africa
… a collaborative system. In 2015, over 80% of all prospecting rights held by black owners expired and changed ownership from blacks to whites. The purpose of this research study is to investigate the proportion of black junior miners holding prospecting rights that manage to advance to obtain a …
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Dispute resolution under Section 54 of the MPRDA: An Imbalance of Conflicting Interests of the Landowner and the Right Holder
… examines the conflict between landowners and rights holders under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). The MPRDA empowers the minister to grant prospecting rights, impacting landowners' rights. While compensation is available for losses, delays in resolving disputes may …
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A legal analysis of the relationship between, and role of, Consultation under the MPRDA and Public Participation under NEMA in safeguarding the environmental and health rights of mining communities
… and protecting the environmental and health rights of mining affected communities. It explores consultation as conducted under the public participation provisions of NEMA, and whether the lack of meaningful consultation by mining applicants results in mining affected communities lacking …
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The Maledu and Baleni cases impact on customary communities vulnerability to expropriation
… resided on the proposed mining sites and whose rights in land are secured by the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act (“IPILRA”). At face value, these cases bolstered the position of communities' rights over mineral-rich land. However, the attempt to empower communities may have …
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Development of framework for streamlining prospecting and mining right application process in South Africa
… to participate in mining, through acquiring prospecting and mining right applications. The promulgation of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), 28 of 2002, was meant to address the imbalances of the past which amongst others include inequitable access to “the nation's …