SA’s long-awaited new online mining licence system should be up and running by midyear, opening the way for a liftoff in mining exploration and eventually the development of new mines.

The Minerals Council SA said on Monday the department of mineral and petroleum resources had assured the industry that it was on track to have the new mining cadastral system up and running by the middle of this year. ..

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