Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)Chapter 4 : Mineral and Environmental Regulation26. Mineral beneficiation |
| (1) | The Minister may initiate or promote the beneficiation of minerals in the Republic. |
[Section 26(1) substituted by section 22(a) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (2) | If the Minister, acting on advice of the Board and after consultation with the Minister of Trade and Industry, finds that a particular mineral can be beneficiated economically in the Republic, the Minister may promote such beneficiation subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine. |
| (2A) | In promoting beneficiation, the Minister may prescribe the levels required for beneficiation. |
[Section 26(2A) inserted by section 22(b) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (3) | Any person who intends to beneficiate any mineral mined in the Republic outside the Republic may only do so after written notice and in consultation with the Minister. |