Industry to focus on back-to-basics for new Mining Charter – Herbert Smith Freehills

The South African mining industry has to focus on going back to basics and on why the Mining Charter was created when considering Mining Charter Three, Herbert Smith Freehills partner and Africa cochairperson Peter Leon said on Thursday. Speaking during a panel discussion that highlighted ways mining companies could manage the unpredictable regulatory environment, at the fifth Joburg Indaba Conference, he said the industry has to reconsider the principles of the latest Mining Charter.