New mines law a welcome game changer, but…

AFTER years of debates and uncertainty, government finally gazetted the Mines and Minerals Bill in February 2023 to ostensibly replace the current Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21:05]. The current Act is a1961 legislation, and predates generations. There is no doubt that the mines law required massive review in order to modernise it.

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