JOUBERT & OTHERS v MARANDA MINING CO (PTY) LTD 2010 (1) SA 198 (SCA)

The document summarizes the case of Joubert & Others v Maranda Mining Co (Pty) Ltd, where the court determined that a mining rights holder's right to access land 'solidifies' once all public participation and consultation provisions under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 have been met. In this specific instance, the court dismissed an appeal by the Sanwild Wildlife Trust, confirming that Maranda Mining Co had complied with the necessary consultation requirements to gain access to the land for gold mining operations.

• A mining rights holder's right to access the land where minerals are located is only fully established after all public participation requirements are met, including consultations with interested and affected parties both before the right is granted and after authorization but before operations begin.
• The court defined consultation under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 as the mechanism used to inform a landowner about the potential impacts of prospecting and mining activities on their property.
• The court rejected the argument that a landowner's blanket refusal to grant access necessitates the Regional Manager to initiate land expropriation processes under section 54(5) of the MPRDA, stating there is no provision in the Act to support such reasoning.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2010). JOUBERT & OTHERS v MARANDA MINING CO (PTY) LTD 2010 (1) SA 198 (SCA). https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Joubert-v-Maranda-Mining-Company.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. JOUBERT & OTHERS v MARANDA MINING CO (PTY) LTD 2010 (1) SA 198 (SCA). 2010. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Joubert-v-Maranda-Mining-Company.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrights2010joubert, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{JOUBERT \& OTHERS v MARANDA MINING CO (PTY) LTD 2010 (1) SA 198 (SCA)}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2010}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Joubert-v-Maranda-Mining-Company.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }