In 2023, the government committed to improve the regulatory environment by developing and putting in place a new cadastre system to assist in the operation of a modern mining rights administration system.
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) says South Africa's long-awaited mining cadastre system is progressing steadily towards a nationwide rollout in a bid to modernise the regulation of mineral resources.
This new digital cadastre will replace the outdated and highly criticized SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration Database) system. The department said the new cadastre system is expected to significantly improve transparency, reduce administrative delays and strengthen investor confidence in South Africa's mining licensing framework.
This comes as the government is emphasising that accurate historical data migration remains the key to ensuring the system's credibility and legal integrity.
In 2023, the government committed to improve the regulatory environment by developing and putting in place a new cadastre system to assist in the operation of a modern mining rights administration system.
