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Charter architect quits DMR

David McKay | Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:52
[miningmx.com] -- JACINTO Rocha, deputy-director of the mineral resources department (DMR), and a key figure behind the 2004 mining charter, has quit government after 13 years.

Rocha contacted Miningmx with the news saying he was "tired" after more than a decade in which he attracted a reputation for head-on confrontation with the South African mining sector.

"It's been a stressful time and I'm getting old," Rocha (44) told Miningmx. He was considering building a career in either political or management consulting.

"I am going but I have a very good relationship with my bosses," said Rocha who leaves long-time colleague, Sandile Nogxina, director-general of the DMR.

Rocha's resignation follows a pledge by mines minister Susan Shabangu that the DMR would redouble its efforts to improve the turnaround time in issuing new order mining and exploration licenses.

Rocha was at the forefront of the mining charter and the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act which was promulgated in May 2004.

He frequently clashed with the private sector refusing to yield to pressure especially on the legality and robustness of the legislation which he helped draft.


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