NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER 149
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 April 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NUMBER 09)
149: Mrs E C van Lingen (DA-EC) to ask the Minister of Mineral
Resources:
(1) Whether she will provide the names of the mines with (a) water
permits and (b) conversion certificates in the Greater
Sekhukhune District Municipality which is under Limpopo; if not,
why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether her department issued licences of this nature to the
mines in the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality which is
under Mpumalanga; if not, why not; if so, what are the names of
the mines that have been issued with such licences? CW180E
Response
1. (a) No, water permits is the competency of DWAE
(b) No, required information is confidential
2. No, Department of Mineral Resources does not issue water
permits.
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