Mantashe Hopeful Of Turning Limpopo, North West, Northern Cape Into New Mining Hotspots

MINERAL Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe hopes to spur growth in mining hubs within Limpopo, the North West and the Northern Cape provinces with the launch of the Limpopo Mining Investment Conference, which was held on September 28.

During a keynote address, he explained that the idea of increasing focus on mining within specific regions (in this case the three aforementioned provinces) came about after a recent visit to Australia by Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) representatives.

In addition, Mantashe said the failed insurrection “experiment” of mid-July also made the DMRE “think bigger”, as two major economic provinces (Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal) were impacted by disruptions to business and trade.

Mantashe noted that, in Australia, DMRE representatives had learned that a lot of mining focus was put into the region of Western Australia and that this had led to a number of mining head offices being established in