Mining cadastral system
New cadastral system

Summary

The new cadastral system is being updated to address the backlog of prospecting and mining rights applications.

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Is it working?

Not yet implemented, no results. According to the mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe, the new mining cadastre is expected to be completed by June 2025.

Actions

To replace the outdated and current SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration System] system introduced in 2011. New cadastral system is not rolled out yet.

Are there plans?

It is being implemented.

Is it on the agenda?

It is being implemented.

Goals

To address the backlog of mining rights applications, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain and support the mining cadastre administration system (web-based software application). The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications.

Summary

To address the backlog of mining rights applications, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (now the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources/DMPR) appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain and support a mining cadastre administration system, a web-based software application. The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications.

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Is it working?

Slow progress.

Actions

Three companies were appointed to design, implement, maintain and support a mining cadastre administration system.

Are there plans?

Plans are in place to roll the new cadastral system out in phases. The new cadastral mining system is set to launch first in the Western Cape in July 2025, followed by rollout in the Eastern Cape and then the Free State, with other regions to follow.

Is it on the agenda?

DMRE initiated the process. Addressing the backlog of mining rights applications remains on the agenda of the department.

Goals

The new cadastral system aims to reduce processing times for new licences while improving adminisrative efficiency to address the backlog of prospecting and mining rights applications. The new system intends to reduce processing times for new licences while improving administrative efficiency.

Summary

To address the backlog of mining rights applications, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (now the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources/DMPR) appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain and support a mining cadastre administration system, a web-based software application. The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications.

Canvas not supported.

Is it working?

Slow progress.

Actions

Three companies were appointed to design, implement, maintain and support a mining cadastre administration system.

Are there plans?

Plans are in place to roll the new cadastral system out in phases. The new cadastral mining system is set to launch first in the Western Cape in July 2025, followed by rollout in the Eastern Cape and then the Free State, with other regions to follow.

Is it on the agenda?

DMRE initiated the process. Addressing the backlog of mining rights applications remains on the agenda of the department.

Goals

The new cadastral system aims to reduce processing times for new licences while improving adminisrative efficiency to address the backlog of prospecting and mining rights applications. The new system intends to reduce processing times for new licences while improving administrative efficiency.

Summary

The new cadastral system is being updated

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Is it working?

No action yet

Actions

To replace the outdated and current SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration System] system introduced in 2011. New cadastral system is not rolled out yet

Are there plans?

Minerals licensing system

Is it on the agenda?

Improving minerals licensing system

Goals

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy appointed a consortium of three companies (ie Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute, and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain, and support the mining cadastre administration system (web-based software application). The updated system will be used to clear the mining rights backlog.

Summary

The new cadastral system is being updated

Canvas not supported.

Is it working?

Not yet implemented, no results.

Actions

To replace the outdated and current SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration System] system introduced in 2011. New cadastral system is not rolled out yet.

Are there plans?

In process

Is it on the agenda?

Improving minerals licensing system

Goals

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute, and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain, and support the mining cadastre administration system (web-based software application). The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications .

Summary

The new cadastral system is being updated to address the backlog of prospecting and mining rights applications.

Canvas not supported.

Is it working?

Not yet implemented, no results. According to the mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe, the new mining cadastre is expected to be completed by June 2025.

Actions

To replace the outdated and current SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration System] system introduced in 2011. New cadastral system is not rolled out yet.

Are there plans?

It is being implemented.

Is it on the agenda?

It is being implemented.

Goals

To address the backlog of mining rights applications, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain and support the mining cadastre administration system (web-based software application). The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications.

Summary

The new cadastral system is being updated to address the backlog of prospecting and mining rights applications.

Canvas not supported.

Is it working?

Not yet implemented, no results. According to the mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe, the new mining cadastre is expected to be completed by June 2025.

Actions

To replace the outdated and current SAMRAD (South African Mineral Resources Administration System] system introduced in 2011. New cadastral system is not rolled out yet.

Are there plans?

It is being implemented.

Is it on the agenda?

It is being implemented.

Goals

To address the backlog of mining rights applications, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy appointed a consortium of three companies (Pacific GeoTech Systems, MITS Institute and Gemini GIS and Environmental Services) to design, implement, maintain and support the mining cadastre administration system (web-based software application). The updated system will be used to clear the backlog in mining rights applications.

Analyst: Thabani Madlala
Status: In progress
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