In this case, the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the decision of Zondo J in Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Limited v Minister of Mineral Resources (28980/10) [2011] ZAGPPHC 220 (20 December 2011) in respect of the extinction of an undivided share in an old order mining right that had been held...

Upon enactment of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) the State became the custodian of the mineral resources of South Africa 'for the benefit of all South Africans' (s 3(1)), and the Minister of Mineral Resources became empowered to grant new types of rights...

Within the context of land reform in South Africa a new mineral law regime was introduced on 1 May 2004 by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002. Provision was also made for the transition from the old order to the new order. In the most recent decision of Agri South...