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idCompany nameApplication typeDMRE Reference numberCommodityFarm namesAreaLocation Municipality/DistrictDate I&AP notice publishedNotes
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1Arqopart Resources (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11387 PRGraphite, Lithium ore, Feldspar and QuartziteRemainder and portion 1 of farm Summit 11980ET; portions 2, 4, 5, 6 of farm Ocean View 11749ET & portion 1 of farm Sunnyside11978 ETPaddockRay Nkonyeni Local Municipality, Ugu DsitrictNot availableArqopart 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
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2AFLI Exploration 3 (Pty) Ltd Prospecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11352 PRLithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stoneEqueefa 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 1403Umzinto Umdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District Not availableAffected 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
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3AFLI Exploration 1 (Pty) Ltd Prospecting rightKZN 30/5/1/2/ 11349 PRLithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stoneMelbourne 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 ET16,778haHibberdene/UmzumbeRay Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict14 April 2023Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022
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4AFLI Exploration 1 (Pty) Ltd Prospecting rightKZN 30/5/1/2/ 11361 PRLithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stoneEsher 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 ET13, 998haPort ShepstoneRay Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict14 April 2023Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022
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5AFLI Exploration 4 (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/2/ 11370 PRLithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stoneVirgo 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 ET4,027haWhite City/MurchisonRay Nkonyeni Local Municipality + Umzumbe Local Municipality, Ugu Dsitrict14 April 2023Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022
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6AFLI Exploration 2 (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11351 PRLithium, Feldspar, Tin, Tantalum, Zinc and Dimension stone1,313haUmgaiUmdoni Local Municipality, Ugu District May 2023Afli Expolration affiliated with Ian Harebottle of SA Lithium. The company was registered in August 2022
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7Kebe Resources (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11831 PRAluminium (bauxite), Graphite, Copper, Nickel, Gold, Limestone, Gravel, Gold, Lithium, Molybdenum, FloursparonMultiple farms30,608haHardingUmziwabantu Local Municipality, Ugu District MunicipalityFarm 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.
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8Khonoba Resources (Pty) Ltd Prospecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11795 PRGraphiteAlfred Native Location No 4 15844 ET17,694haNzimakwe & XoloRay Nkonyeni Municipality, Ugu District MunicipalityInland 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
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9SASTROGEN (Pty) Ltd Prospecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11860 PRZinc 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 95UmzumbeUmzumbe Local MunicipalityApril 2025Sastrogen (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
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10Nyatsi Mining Resources (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 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 6 010,21haUmzumbeUmzumbe Local MunicipalityThe company was registered in April 2024, with Luyolo Somane as its current director
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11Grace Followers Trading (Pty) LtdProspecting right (GRANTED)KZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11466 PRDimension stone (general), Feldspar, Limestone, Lithium ore, Tantalum/ Niobium ore, Tin ore and Zinc ore) Impunzi 10162 ET and Belmont 12154 ET UmzumbeGranted on 7 April 2025. The company was registered in September 2022, with Mary Lechima Phillips and Vasuthevan Naicker as its directors
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12Blackrock Africa Mining (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/11980 PRFeldspar, Lithium Ore, Tantalum/Niobium OreThe farm Darington 9717 Et, Riverview 15725 ET, Dovea 15207 ETLot 73A 2625 ET, Hibbermount 14687 ET, Santombi 9755 ET, Lot T8 12159 ET1441haUmzumbeUgu District Municipality31 July 2025The company was registered in March 2015, with Zenande Njongo as its current director
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13Leanocorp (Pty) LtdProspecting rightKZN 30/5/1/1/2/ 11951 PRFeldspar, Lithium Ore, Tantalum/Niobium OreUmtwalumi Mission Reserve 8310 ET, Cowglen 5162 ET, Williamsdale 50822398haUmtwalumeUgu District Municipality31 July 2025The company was registered in September 2017, with Zenande Njongo as its current director