Botha Mine challenges minister’s authority over survey discrepancies

SIDE Electricals (Pvt) Ltd, trading as Botha Mine, has filed a constitutional application to block the Mines and Mining Development minister from cancelling its mining certificates.

The move follows a formal complaint that the company submitted inaccurate survey co-ordinates and encroached on a neighbouring mine’s lease.

The application, filed on March 24, 2026, under case number HCH1536/26, seeks to have section 400(1)(c) of the Mines and Minerals Act declared unconstitutional.

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