1. a) On the 25th of October 2019.
b) Inspection findings;
2. a) There is no mining permit issued on the area that was inspected and as such no consultation took place.
b) (i) The court order found Lunathi to be mining; no authorization neither a permit/mining right or prospecting right was issued to Lunathi to mine the area.
(ii) No information could have been shared with the land owner as Lunathi was never authorized to mine the area.
3. The office of the Regional Manager has not received any concern or objection alleging that certain part of the applications constituted of cut and paste material.
4( a) The Department was still investigating the validity of mining permit.
(b) Ms A M M Weber was provided with the copy of the approved Environmental management plan (EMP) of Hlelo.
5(a) There is no mining permit on portion 24 of Boschmanspoort and as such no internal investigations are being conducted. This is being treated as an illegal activity and law enforcement will assist in dealing with the matter.