(1) Whether her department has commissioned an investigation into the extent of illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the findings and (b)(i) where was the majority of illegal mining found to occur and (ii) why; (2) whether her department has implemented a programme to combat illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) resources were committed to this programme; (3) whether her department has approached the (a) SA Police Service and (b) the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in order to identify programmes to combat illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether any successes have been achieved to combat illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether organised crime syndicates are involved in illegal mining; if not, why not; if so, how was the conclusion reached?