2020-w81 - 27 February 2020

Kevin John Mileham to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Noting the problems reported at the National Solar Water Heater Programme during the annual report presentation by his department in 2019, (a) what number of solar water heaters (i) have been installed in the current financial year. (ii) are still in storage; (b) what is the monthly cost of storage; (2) what steps has his department taken to rectify the major problem of the shortage of qualified installers?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 27 Feb 2020

In 2019/20 financial year, the Department has not installed any Solar Water Heaters.
However,it can be reported that the installation companies were appointed in December 2019. The Department is currently finalising the internal audit on the bidding process to enable the finalisation of the contractual arrangements with the appointed Service Providers from which installation will commence; and

(ii) are still in storage;

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2019-w617 - 20 November 2019

Kevin John Mileham to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Whether any license has been issued for mining, prospecting or exploration purposes to any mining company within 10 kilometers of the border of the Kruger National Park; if so, in each case, what are the details of each license issued, including the (a) date of issue, (b) company issued to, (c) minerals sought, (d) location of the license, (e) conditions attached to issuing of the license and (I) current status of each operation; (2) Whether the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries was consulted at any point during the licensing process; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the input of the specified department on the licensing of the operations; (3) Whether environmental impact assessments were conducted; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (a) what did each environmental impact assessment recommend and (b) were these recommendations complied with before issuing licenses?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 20 Nov 2019

Yes, the Department has issued a prospecting right within 10 km of the border of the Kruger National Park.

(a) date of issue of the right: 06 October 2009 expiring on the 5 h October 2014, The said right was renewed and expired on the 26* August 2018.

(b) Name of the company: Manzolwandle Investments (Pty) Limited

(c) Minerals: Coal

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2019-w91 - 20 November 2019

Laetitia Heloise Arries to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What is the (a) total number of mine workers who are employed in each mining company in the Republic, (b) location of each specified mine and (c) name of the company that manages each mine?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 20 Nov 2019

The question should be referred the Department of Labour to as the competent Authority.

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2019-w435 - 20 November 2019

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether he has found that the granting of the (a) 5a, (b) 6a, (c) 7a, (d) 8a and

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 20 Nov 2019

1. No, the granting of the above-concessions will not result in the monopolization and sterilization of the resources, since all these rights were issued with approved Mining Work Programmes that details how the minerals will be extracted in different phases.

2. Because the company has applied for renewals, host communities and the local municipalities are consulted before the Social and Labour Plans before the ...

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2019-w460 - 20 November 2019

Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) Whether his department received prospecting applications for mining activities in (a) Komatipoort, (b) Marloth Park, (c) Hectorspruit, (d) Malelane and/or (e) Nkomazi in each of the past three years; if so, what are the details of the (i) Geographic Information System coordinates of each site and (ii) dates of public participation meetings held for each application; (2) Whether he will furnish Mr H C C Kruger with copies of the (a) environmental impact assessments and (b) water licence approvals for each application? NW1452E

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 20 Nov 2019

1. Please see Annexure A

2. (a) Yes, the Minister will furnish the copies of the Environmental Impact Assessments upon request

(b) Water Use License Approvals fall within the competence of the Department of Water and Sanitation in terms of the National \/\later Act 36 of 1998

ANNEXURE A

REF NUMBER

Date of Public Participation (ii)

MP 30/5/1/1/2/4218 PR

31,88271269180

-25,73419908670

24/02/2009

MP 30/5/1/1/2/0912 ...

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2019-w806 - 19 November 2019

Cheryl Phillips to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What number of applications for mining licenses are still pending, (b) on what date was the oldest pending application submitted, (c) what number of the pending applications are from people who are already mining illegally and (d) on what date was the oldest pending application submitted by people mining illegally?

2019-w366 - 17 October 2019

Nazley Khan Sharif to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What (a) number of official international trips is (i) he and (ii) his deputy planning to undertake in the 2019-22 medium term expenditure framework, (b) will the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation be and ( c) is the detailed breakdown of the expected cost of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other expenses in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 17 Oct 2019

(a) (i)3

(a) (ii) None

Note: the indicated international trips are for the 2019/2020 financial year only.

Planning of the 2022 - 2020 is scheduled for later this year.

(b) (i) Australia, London and Canada

(ii) 4 - 6 September 2019; 26 - 28 November 2019; 01 - 04 March 2020

(iii) Investment conferences

(iv) 4

Australia London Canada
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2019-w434 - 17 October 2019

Veronica Van Dyk to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(1) What is the current status of the processing of the (a) 5a, (b) 6a, (c),?a, (d) Ba and (e) 9a shallow-water diamond concessions in the Northern Cape; (2) on what legal provisions did his department rely when it granted the applicants permission to undertake shallow-water diamond concessions in the specified area? NW140BE

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 17 Oct 2019

(1) The department is processing the above-mentioned applications in terms of Section 24 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 200B (Act 2B of 2002).

Sea Concessions Ba and 9a are the Converted Mining Rights that were issued in terms of Minerals Act 50 of 1991 and were converted in to new order rights in terms of MPRDA.

Sea Concessions 5a, 6a and ...

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2019-w195 - 17 October 2019

Denis Joseph to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

a) What number of the electrical substations within the boundaries of the City of Ekurhuleni did not meet International Electrotechnical Commission minimum safety specifications including (i) switchgear and (ii) circuit breakers; and b) (i) what aspects of the minimum safety specifications did the specified substations not meet in each case, (ii) where is each substation located and (iii) what voltage does each substation provide?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 17 Oct 2019

The Department received the question, reviewed its contents against its mandate and has determined that the most appropriate respondent should be the City of Ekurhuleni.

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2019-w38 - 17 October 2019

Marshall Mzingisi Dlamini to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

(a) What number of miners (i) Jost their lives and (ii) were injured in mines in the Republic in 2018(b) at which mine did each incident occur and (c) what amount in remuneration was paid to each miner or their family?

Reply from the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy on 17 Oct 2019

As of the 261h June 2019

(a) (i) 81 miners lost their lives in the Republic of South Africa in 2018.

(ii) 2448 miners were injured in the Republic of South Africa in 2018

Find here: DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOUCES Accident report Mines from 2018/01/01 to 2018/12/31

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