MPRDA changes may raise mining costs

[miningmx.com] – CHANGES to the Minerals & Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) may raise regulatory costs following amendments that came into force last week, said Bloomberg News citing a note by attorney Webber Wentzel.

“The Amendment Act introduced a number of significant amendments to South Africa’s mineral regulatory regime,’ Webber Wentzel said in an e-mailed note to clients. “This is likely to impose further compliance and regulatory costs on the industry.’

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