Mining Charter should not be given status of law, says Chamber of Mines
The Chamber of Mines, which is already in conflict with the government over the recently released Mining Charter, has raised objections to the charter being given the status of law in the Mineral Petroleum and Resources Development Amendment Act (MPRDA). The objection was made on Wednesday by the chamber’s legal representative, Michael Dale, a director with law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, during public hearings on the bill by the National Council of Provinces’ (NCOP) select committee on land and mineral resources. The chamber has requested that the clause be deleted. Its opposition to the new Mining Charter, which imposes onerous obligations on mining companies, renders its objection to this section of the bill all the more acute. With regard to the clauses relating to beneficiation, Dale said producers would be obliged to offer a certain percentage in prescribed quantities, qualities and timelines at the mine-gate price or at an agreed price. No exports would be allowed without min...
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