The Committee appreciated the presentations received and noted the progress made. Briefings by the Department of Mineral Resources on their strategic plan and their budget allocation enabled the Committee to explore the budget and strategic plans of the Department. The Committee however noted that not much is mentioned on the budget allocated for training and development of staff. Although the Committee was aware of the nature of work of the Department, which involves a lot of travelling, a concern was raised about the amount of R59.4 million that is allocated for travel and subsistence. The Committee further noted that the budget allocations for rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines and the Research and Development institutes (MINTEK and Council for Geoscience) were inadequate and therefore needed to be increased. The Committee welcomed the establishment of the Compliance Inspectorate Unit.