NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER 2255
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13 NOVEMBER 2009
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 28)
Adv H C Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources:
(1) What are the names of the (a) (1) companies, (2) legal entities
and/or (3) persons to whom licences and/or permits have been declined
during the period 31 October 2008 to 1 November 2009, (b) closest town
and or city and (c) province in which her department have found that
activities are taking place without the requisite licence and/ or
permit;
(2) Whether water permits have been obtained from her department in any
particular instance; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details;
(3) Whether any action has been taken by her department to stop these
unauthorised activities; if not, why not; if so, what action?
REPLY
(1) I am unaware of any company, legal entity or any person who operates
after the application for a mining licence has been refused.
(2) Water permits are not issued by the Department of Mineral Resources.
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