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1 | id | Company name | Application type | DMRE Reference number | Commodity | Farm names | Area | Location | Municipality/District | Date I&AP notice published | Notes |
2 | 1 | Arqopart Resources (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11387 PR | Graphite, Lithium ore, Feldspar and Quartzite | Remainder and portion 1 of farm Summit 11980ET; portions 2, 4, 5, 6 of farm Ocean View 11749ET & portion 1 of farm Sunnyside11978 ET | Paddock | Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict | Not available | Arqopart Group (Pty) Limited (Arqopart) is a 100% black-owned Junior Mining Company with the purpose to cost-effectively progress and mine the organisation’s in-house thermal coal reserves that it has developed through its subsidiary companies | |
3 | 2 | AFLI Exploration 3 (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11352 PR | Lithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone | Equeefa 17559; farm Equeefa 2162; remaining exent of farm Umzinto River Dam 15572; remaining extent of farm Crookes 17407; portion 5 of farm Umzinto Sugar co 1403 | Umzinto | Umdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District | Not available | Affected areas within the application location: Vernon Crooks Nature Reserve & Msane Tribe Historical Landmark, agricultural land and cane plantations. Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022 | |
4 | 3 | AFLI Exploration 1 (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/2/ 11349 PR | Lithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone | Melbourne No2 8159 ET; Fairveiw 15590 ET; Louisiana 3239 ET; Sanderstead 15566 ET; Redhil 8020 ET; Ballarat 8003 ET; Armadale 7911 ET; Alexandra Native Location No. 5 16461 ET; Abednigo 10003 ET; Bude 9619 ET; Denver 10406 ET; Esher 9618 ET; Mishack 9176 ET; Joan 9220 ET; Lot B French 10356; Kloofend 9571 ET; Lucas 2626 ET | 16,778ha | Hibberdene/Umzumbe | Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict | 14 April 2023 | Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022 |
5 | 4 | AFLI Exploration 1 (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/2/ 11361 PR | Lithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone | Esher 9618 ET; Ndelu C 17563 ET; Sub A of Bownmouth 10851 ET; Umbogolwane 9685 ET; Trankland No 2 9598 ET; Quabi 9233 ET; Qwabe 17553 ET; Watershed B 10106 ET; Sub A of Italia 9534 ET; Hudson 17322 ET; Lot X 5715 ET; Golden Gate 9231 ET; Endymion 16558 ET; Cherrywillingham Park 9323 ET; Poplar Vale 9102 ET; Italia C 12423 ET; Swat 16091 ET; West Slopes 5828 ET; Bavaria 9546 ET; The Valleys 6558 ET; Minorca 8584 ET; Umzumbe Mission Station 4685 ET; Westlands 5829 ET; Cherrywillingham Park 9323 ET; Vineyard 7259; Lot FA 1 6752; Seafield 17474 ET; Lot 5 4919 ET; The Wolds 7746 ET | 13, 998ha | Port Shepstone | Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict | 14 April 2023 | Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022 |
6 | 5 | AFLI Exploration 4 (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/2/ 11370 PR | Lithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone | Virgo 14838 ET; Undwendwa 5621 ET; The Tops 6910 ET; The Sides 6082 ET; The Glen B 7147 ET; The Glen A 6500 ET; The Bushes 5470 ET; Simuma 11486 ET; Seafield 17474; Ogden 15060 ET; New Bolton 2141 ET; Lynwood 11485 ET; Lot FN 6319 ET; Lot FA 3 5997 ET; Lot 6 5018 ET; Lot 5 4919 ET; Lot 21 Oribi Flats 10885 ET; Hebron 5876 ET; Forest 6957 ET; Factory 16031 ET; Eedesworld 5120 ET; East Slopes 5827 ET; RE 18364 ET | 4,027ha | White City/Murchison | Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict | 14 April 2023 | Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022 |
7 | 6 | AFLI Exploration 2 (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11351 PR | Lithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone | 1,313ha | Umgai | Umdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District | May 2023 | Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022 | |
8 | 7 | Kebe Resources (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11831 PR | Aluminium (bauxite), Graphite, Copper, Nickel, Gold, Limestone, Gravel, Gold, Lithium, Molybdenum, Floursparon | Multiple farms | 30,608ha | Harding | Umziwabantu Local Municipality, Ugu District Municipality | Farm ownership: Ingonyama Trust Trustees - 4666: Alfred Native Location has 5 sub lots, a clinic and schools + communal land. 17351: communal land. 8133: privately owned land by GB Mhlanunzima Agriculture; 8322: privately owned by Farben Agriculture. Other (14) land lots are state owned. | |
9 | 8 | Khonoba Resources (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11795 PR | Graphite | Alfred Native Location No 4 15844 ET | 17,694ha | Nzimakwe & Xolo | Ray Nkonyeni Municipality, Ugu District Municipality | Inland Ramsgate to Palm Beach, traditional land with 21 different tribal areas marked residential. The company was registered in April 2024, with Luyolo Somane as its current director | |
10 | 9 | SASTROGEN (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11860 PR | Zinc Ore, Vermiculite-chlorite Group (clay), Vermiculite, Uranium Ore, Tin Ore, Tantalum/ Niobium Ore, Silver Ore, Silica Sand (silica), Silica Sand, (general) Silcrete (silica), Shale/ Slate/ Jaspilite/ Schist (dimension), Sand (general), Rare Earths, Niobium (columbium) Ore, Metallurgical Silica, Lithium Ore, Limestone, Kaolin (clay), Illite-montmorillonite Group (clay), Heavy Minerals (general) And Gravel | Helmsley 8781 (17304) ET, REMAINING EXTENT OF REGINA 8783 ET, PORTION 1 OF DEVONA 8787 ET,PORTION 1, 2 & REMAINING EXTENT OF CLIFTON PARK 9219 ET, PORTION 1& 4 OF LOT T5 9223 ET, PORTION 2, 4 & RE OF SACRED HEART 14319 ET & A PORTION OF REMAINING EXTENT OF NDELU A 17562 ET 95 | Umzumbe | Umzumbe Local Municipality | April 2025 | Sastrogen (Pty) Ltd has applied to prospect in a 2,300ha block of land west of Mtwalume for lithium and at least 20 other mineral resources. The company was registered in November 2021, with Ntokozo Nkabinde and Joy Conco as its current directors | |
11 | 10 | Nyatsi Mining Resources (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11574 PR | agate (gemstone), antimony ore, attapulgite/ sepiolite (clay), beryllium ore, brytes, calcite, chrome ore, coal, cobalt, copper ore, corundum, dalusite, diamond, diamond (alluvial), emerald (gemstone), fluorspar, foundry Sand (Silica), gold ore, granite/ syenite, graphite, heavy minerals (general), phosphate ore, iron ore, kaolin (clay), kieselgur, lead, magnesite, manganese ore, marble (dimension stone), mineral pigment, nepheline, nickel ore, perlite, platinum group metals, pyrite, quartz (gemstone), rose quartz (gemstone), rutile (heavy mineral), salt, silver ore, soda, Sulphur (pyrite), talc, TI (titanium), tin ore, torbanite/ oil shale, tungsten ore, uminium ore, uranium ore, vermiculite, vanadium ore, wollastonite, zeolite, and zirconium ore | 6 010,21ha | Umzumbe | Umzumbe Local Municipality | The company was registered in April 2024, with Luyolo Somane as its current director | ||
12 | 11 | Grace Followers Trading (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right (GRANTED) | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11466 PR | Dimension stone (general), Feldspar, Limestone, Lithium ore, Tantalum/ Niobium ore, Tin ore and Zinc ore) | Impunzi 10162 ET and Belmont 12154 ET | Umzumbe | Granted on 7 April 2025. The company was registered in September 2022, with Mary Lechima Phillips and Vasuthevan Naicker as its directors | |||
13 | 12 | Blackrock Africa Mining (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/11980 PR | Feldspar, Lithium Ore, Tantalum/Niobium Ore | The farm Darington 9717 Et, Riverview 15725 ET, Dovea 15207 ETLot 73A 2625 ET, Hibbermount 14687 ET, Santombi 9755 ET, Lot T8 12159 ET | 1441ha | Umzumbe | Ugu District Municipality | 31 July 2025 | The company was registered in March 2015, with Zenande Njongo as its current director |
14 | 13 | Leanocorp (Pty) Ltd | Prospecting right | KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11951 PR | Feldspar, Lithium Ore, Tantalum/Niobium Ore | Umtwalumi Mission Reserve 8310 ET, Cowglen 5162 ET, Williamsdale 5082 | 2398ha | Umtwalume | Ugu District Municipality | 31 July 2025 | The company was registered in September 2017, with Zenande Njongo as its current director |