UPDATE. West Coast Mining Rights Court Challenge Averted

As the parties were about to head to the Western Cape High Court, the news broke that a settlement was reached about extensions to diamond mining rights on the West Coast.

A clear message of the latest Groundup report is that the future regulation of mining in South Africa still remains in the balance. At the heart of the problem is that Trans Hex Operations’ 10 diamond mining rights it has held since the early 1990s, was extended 30 years without consultation or a public participation process. The validity of this is being questioned by environmental groups and fishers in terms of new environmental legislation. West Coast Mining Rights Court Challenge Starts