Mintek welcomes release of South Africa’s Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy
National mineral resource organisation Mintek has welcomed the official release of South Africa's Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy by Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources’ (DMPR’s) Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy has identified platinum, manganese, iron-ore, coal and chrome ore as “high-critical minerals” for South Africa, based on their criticality.
