1 PROGRAMME 3: MINERAL REGULATION PURPOSE: TO REGULATE THE MINERALS AND MINING SECTORS TO ACHIEVE TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. OBJECTIVE: TO TRANSFORM THE MINERALS AND MINING SECTORS INTO ONE THAT COMPETITIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN S.A. SERVICE DELIVERY OVERVIEW: THE BRANCH IS IN ITS FOURTH YEAR. BY END 2009, THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED APPLICATIONS: ACCEPTED; 3653 REJECTED AND 5806 ISSUED.

2 PROGRAMME 3: MINERAL REGULATION [continued] BRANCH TARGETS [2008/09] ACHIEVED RIGHTS GRANTED TO HDSA’s: RIGHTS GRANTED TO WOMEN LED COMPANIES: INDUSTRY WORKSHOP: 19 (REPRIORITISATION) MINING CHARTER COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS: : FOCUS WAS ON PROCESSING AND FINALISATION OF MINING RIGHT CONVERSIONS WORKSHOPS FOR HDSA’s AND WOMEN COMPLIANCE ISSUES: 9 29 (REPRIORITISATION)

3 PROGRAMME 3: MINERAL REGULATION [continued] ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSPECTIONS: INSPECTIONS RELATING TO MINING AND PROSPECTING WORK PROGRAMMES [MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE]: INTERNAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS: PROSPECTING WORK PROGRAMME AND MINING WORK PROGRAMME GUIDELINES: 2 DEVELOPED AND APPROVED

4 PROGRAMME 3: MINERAL REGULATION [continued] (i)31 Infrastructure projects [including multipurpose centres, clinics, libraries, schools, training centres, water supply, etc.] (ii)864 Jobs created through new mining projects. 881 jobs created through enterprise development. (iii)A number of BEE compliance inspections were executed during the 2008/09 financial year. (iv)The branch [though not completely within the ambit of its mandate] intervened in some disputes between communities and mining companies.

MINERAL REGULATION BRANCH STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS 1.Contribute to skills development 2.Promote Sustainable Resource Management 3.Promote Job Creation 4.Regulate mineral and mining sector to achieve transformation 5.Educate and communicate with stakeholders 6.Monitor and enforce compliance 7.Improve turnaround times 8.Develop and review internal processes 9.Reduce State environmental liability

6 Actively contribute to sustainable development and growth 1.Contribute to skills development - Measures are the number of Scholarships (target:500), learnerships (target:1000) and internships (target:200) - Measures are the number of employees in Adult Basic Education & Training (ABET) (target:5000) - Measures are the number of women in mining related courses (target: 500) and management related courses (target :100) - Measures are the number of HDSA in mining related courses (target:1000) and management related courses (target: 300)

7 Actively contribute to sustainable development and growth (Cont’d) 2.Promote Sustainable Resource Management - Measures are the number of infrastructure development projects (target:27) - Measures are the number of income generating projects (target:18) 3.Promote Job Creation - Jobs will be created from point 2 above - Measures are the number of SMME development projects (target:27)

8 Promote and transform the mineral sector 4.Regulate Mineral and Mining Sector to achieve transformation - Measure will be the number of rights granted to HDSA’s (target:27) - Measure will be the extent of company compliance with 40% HDSA in Management and 10% women in management (Targets are 100%)(in line with the Mining Charter) - Measure will be the number of licensed women (target: 18) and youth led (target:27) companies in the mining sector

9 Promote and transform the mineral sector (Cont’d) 5.Educate and Communicate with Stakeholders - The measure will be the number of workshops conducted with mineral and mining industry stakeholders (Target: 10)

10 Internal business processes 6.Monitor and enforce compliance - The Branch seeks to achieve 100% compliance with regulatory requirements. - Measure will be the number of Mining Charter and legal compliance inspections (target:140) - Measure will be the number of Mining and Prospecting work programme inspections (target : 302) - Measure will be the number of Social and Labour Plan inspections (target:140) - Measure will be the number of environmental management plan \ programme inspections (target: 1380) 7.Improve turnaround times - Adherence to prescribed time frames ( Revision of turn around times undertaken; i.e. mining rights will be finalised within a six month period whilst prospecting rights will be finalised within three months.

11 Internal business processes (cont’d) 8. Develop and review internal processes - Measure will be the review and approval of guidelines i.r.o. * Registration of rights (1) * Consultation process (1)Inputs will be provided to the Mineral Policy and Promotion Branch) * Mining work programme and prospecting work programme (1 each) * Social and Labour Plan guidelines review planned for 2011/ Reduce State’s environmental liability - Identify and prioritise unsafe and unrehabilitated ownerless and derelict mines - Implementation of identified ownerless and derelict mine rehabilitation projects - Review current operations i.r.o. adequacy of funding for rehabilitation - Mines closing without residual State liability