The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has found that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has made slow progress on a programme intended to rehabilitate 6 100 derelict and ownerless (D&O) mines by 2038.
Instead, the department is rehabilitating on average 2.25 mines per year.
On Tuesday, the AGSA presented to Parliament the findings of a performance audit at the DMRE on the rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines.