Mantashe: Exploration funds July; Lorimer: Mining new deal can create poverty-busting jobs

Mantashe: Exploration funds July; Lorimer: Mining new deal can create poverty-busting jobs: The first R500-millionworth of mineral exploration funds will be available from July, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told Parliament on May 16 when Shadow Mineral Resources Minister James Lorimer stated that a new mining vision can create new poverty-busting jobs and assure a flow of tax revenues to underpin the goods and social services that South Africa needs. “Give mining a new deal and it could strike a mighty blow against poverty,” said Lorimer.