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DMRE Policy

0.0 Overall sentiment

Dimension breakdown

Production	Policy	ESG	Labor	Price
-0.7	0.0	+0.5	—	—

Coverage (26 articles)

• Eskom launches renewable energy unit

  Miningmx · 9 Jun · +0.6
• Cadastre to be rolled out within a year, says DMPR’s Mbele

  Miningmx · 9 Jun · +0.1
• Chrome export levy resurfaces in new industrial strategy

  Miningmx · 9 Jun · -0.5
• SA miners fear the worst in mineral cadastre rollout

  Miningmx · 8 Jun · -0.8
• Neo Energy remains confident of securing DMPR approvals, despite delays

  Mining Weekly · 4 Jun · -0.1
• Afrimat is a victim of failed industrial policy in SA

  Miningmx · 3 Jun · -0.4
• UN ECA launches large-scale project to strengthen SADC critical minerals value chains

  Mining Weekly · 3 Jun · +0.5
• South Africa can become strong value-add minerals player again, PyroFuZA points out

  Mining Weekly · 2 Jun · +0.4
• Nersa tariff saves jobs at Glencore ferrochrome smelters

  Miningmx · 30 May · +0.6
• On-The-Air (29/05/2026)

  Mining Weekly · 29 May · +0.3
• INNOVATIVE INTERVENTION

  Mining Weekly · 29 May · +0.4
• Water security a growing risk for SA mining

  Miningmx · 28 May · -0.6
• US talks may lead to conciliatory MPRD amendments

  Miningmx · 27 May · +0.2
• Minerals Council losing confidence in Govt’s mining cadastre

  Miningmx · 27 May · -0.6
• Comrade Gwede, BEE isn’t worth the scrap paper it was written on

  Miningmx · 25 May · -0.8
• Tharisa agrees fiscal rules with Zimbabwe for $545m project

  Miningmx · 21 May · +0.5
• Mantashe acknowledges power inflation hurting metals industry

  Miningmx · 19 May · -0.3
• Merafe’s Eskom deal: Government needs it more

  Miningmx · 15 May · +0.1
• Precious metals lift SA mining output in Q1

  Miningmx · 14 May · +0.7
• Sibanye’s R18bn Finland expansion is tip of the iceberg

  Miningmx · 14 May · +0.3
• Transnet signs rail deals in major boost for network reform

  Miningmx · 13 May · +0.6
• Froneman on crime: “Don’t be soft, let’s call it treason”

  Miningmx · 12 May · -0.3
• Motsepe says SA mining regains edge through public partnerships

  Miningmx · 12 May · +0.6
• US and South Africa open minerals investment talks

  Miningmx · 8 May · +0.5
• Why industry wide collaboration matters

  Mining Weekly · 5 May · +0.5
• Coal miner Thungela digs in over shareholder rights

  Miningmx · 4 May · -0.3

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Pilot snapshot, last compiled 9 Jun 2026. Scores are weighted by source authority and recency — see Methodology.