Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

Notices

Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry

Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry 2019

8. Collaboration with government departments and/or entities of government
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8.1 In most mine communities, bulk infrastructure is owned by mining companies as opposed to the local municipality. In such instances a mining right holder may collaborate with government or entities of government, other mining companies operating within the same mine community and other private sector role players to deliver decent human settlement for its employees.
8.2 Therefore the approach to existing and new cooperative collaborations may entail the following:
(a) Greater alignment of the various economic and social players;
(b) Project development structuring, end -user finance, the blending of accommodation of employees and mine community members; and
(c) Sharing of available infrastructure with municipalities for social purposes other than mining.
8.3 Where the collaboration referred to above has linkages with or impacts on the mining right holders approved Social and Labour Plan and requires amendment of the approved Social and Labour Plan, such mining right holder must apply to the department to amend the approved Social and Labour plan as provided for in terms of Section 102.