Duelling prospecting rights : a non-custodial second?

Abstract

This decision of the Northern Cape division dealt with competing &quot;old order prospecting rights&quot; and prospecting rights in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA). The decision represents an important contribution to the resolution of tensions between the old mineral law order and the new regime of Act 28 of 2002.<br /