South Africa's Mining Fiscal Landscape: Regulations, Governance and Sustainability (2026)

The "South Africa's Mining Fiscal Landscape: Regulations, Governance and Sustainability (2026)" provides a comprehensive coverage on South Africa's mining fiscal regime. The report provides country's overview with macroeconomic performance, corruption index, and mineral overview. It also provides a comprehensive coverage on the country’s mining regulatory bodies, laws, mining licenses and fees, as well as taxes and royalties. The report further provides South Africa's sustainable mining practices covering its climate targets

South Africa has an abundance of mineral resources, with mineral deposits including gold, platinum group metals (PGM), manganese, iron ore, copper, nickel, diamond and coal.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (previously, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR)) is the primary organization that regulates the country’s mining industry. It formulates mining policy pertaining to exploration, development, utilization and processing by the country’s mining industry.

Other government departments and regulatory bodies include the Department of Energy (DoE), National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) and Department of Environmental Affairs.

Report Scope

• The report outlines the governing bodies, governing laws, various mineral licenses and fees in the country

Reasons to Buy

• Enhance your decision-making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner
• Find out South Africa's governing bodies, major laws in the industry
• Identify various mineral licenses and fees
• To gain an overview of South Africa's mining fiscal regime