Mining and Environmental Law: grant of a prospecting right in terms of s 17(1) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA): whether prospecting area part of a protected area as contemplated by s 12 of the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act 57 of 2003 (NEMPAA): whether prospecting prohibited by s 48(1) of NEMPAA.
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