Chamber of Mines postpones fight against Mining Charter
Chamber agrees to give negotiations a chance after talks with the Presidency and an undertaking to rework the controversial third iteration of the Mining Charter
The Chamber of Mines agreed on Sunday after talks with the new Presidency to suspend its court case to review the controversial third iteration of the Mining Charter gazetted and then suspended by Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane. New President Cyril Ramaphosa extended an olive branch to the chamber during his maiden state of the nation address on Friday to open talks around the charter to end an impasse that has been in place between the industry body and Department of Mineral Resources since the charter was gazetted in June 2017. “The Chamber of Mines, on behalf of its members, has agreed jointly with the Department of Mineral Resources to postpone its court application in respect of the Reviewed Mining Charter, which was due to be heard in the High Court on February 19 to 21. The postponement serves to allow parties the space to engage and find an amicable solution,” the Presidency said in a statement. The chamber's CEO Roger Baxter has said the industry body would not ...
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