# The Minerals Council South Africa says it expects a sensible, investor-friendly change to the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act Amendment Bill. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources is yet to gazette the bill. The council says it hopes the bill will encourage and support investment, providing for a shift in sentiment that results in continuing mine development from exploration. It adds that the industry can do so much more than it is currently, and the legislative context for mining has to enable a shift.
Minerals Council SA wants a shift in the negative sentiment towards the country