Mineral and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act, 2008 (Act No. 28 of 2008)

Schedule 2 : Unrefined Condition of Mineral Resources
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Mineral resource name

Unrefined condition

Aggregates

Bulk

Antimony

65% Sb content in the concentrate

Barite

Concentrates with 97% BaSO4

Beryllium

70% beryl concentrate

Chrome ore in lump, chips and fines
i)37% to 46% Cr2O3 in concentrate:
ii)4% to 10% SiO2 and a
iii)Cr/Fe ratio of 1.25 to 1.45 (chip and lump) or
iv)0.8% to 6% SiO2 and
v)Cr/Fe ratio of 13 to 1.6 (fine < 1mm)

Clay used for bricks

 

Kaolinite clay used by paper and ceramic sectors

Bulk

Coal

Calorific value of 19.0MJ/kg to 27MJ/kg

Cobalt

7% Co in a polymineralic matte

Copper

20% to 30% Cu

Diamond

Rough Diamonds

Dimension stone:

Granite, Sandstone, Slate, Shale, Gneiss, Marble

Bulk

Fluorspar

80% concentrate

Graphite

86% carbon content

Iron ore

Plant feed of 61.5% Fe content

Lead

Concentrate of 50% Pb

Limestone

Concentrate of 54% CaCO3

Manganese

Manganese ore: Mn 37% to Mn 48% and Si + Al less than 11%

Mica

48% concentrate

Ilmenite

80% FeTiO3

Rutile

70% TiO2 concentrate

Zircon

90% ZrO2 + SiO2 + HfO2

Nickel

1.4% Ni content

Niobium

45% Ni2O5 in concentrate

Platinum Group Metals (iridium, palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and osmium)

150 ppm in concentrate together with all other metals and minerals contained in the concentrate

 

Sand

Bulk

Silver

800g/t Ag in polymineralic base metal

Tantalum

In concentrate 30% Ta2O5, Max 0.5% U3O8 and ThO2 combined

Tin

80% cassiterite concentration

Tungsten (CaW04) and Wolram

65% WO3 in concentrate

Uranium

80% Uranium Oxide in the uranium concentrate sold

Vanadium

Concentrate <  10% V2O5 equivalent and less than 2% calcium and silica bearing gangue minerals (SiO2 + CaO)

Zinc (Base metal)

27% Zn in concentrate

Other Minerals not listed elsewhere

Concentrate or where the specific mineral is not rendered into a concentrate, bulk.

 

e.g. Phosphate Rock, Vermiculite, Semi-precious gemstones (like rose quartz, tiger's eye; corundum; etc). Precious gemstones (like sugilite). Feldspar, Garnet, Peat, Perlite, Rare Earth Elements, Silica, Soda Ash, Wollastonite, Zeolite, etc.