Chamber agrees to Minister's written undertaking

The Chamber of Mines advises that, following an approach by legal counsel representing Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, it has reached an agreement with him through his legal counsel in respect of the chamber’s urgent interdict to prevent the implementation of Mining Charter Three, as published by the Department of Mineral Resources on June 15. In terms of the agreement, the Minister  has given a written undertaking that the controversial reviewed charter will not be implemented until judgement has been handed down on the chamber’s review application.