| The Department of Minerals and Energy is the government department 'responsible for the administration of mining laws and for promoting the development of the industry.'
According to their website, their aims are:
‘To formulate and implement an overall minerals and energy policy that ensures transformation of the sectors and optimum utilisation of mineral and energy resources;
To position the minerals and energy sectors for global competitiveness;
To govern these sectors to be secure, safe, healthy and environmentally sound; and
To redress past imbalances to achieve equity throughout the value chain in the minerals and energy sectors.’ |
