Section 40, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

(1) The Mining Cadastre Office shall open and maintainfor the purposes of this Act registers and a cadastral survey map, to be known collectively as the mining cadastre, comprised of- (a) the register of mineral rights; (b) the register of mineral rights applications; and (c) the cadastral survey map of mineral rights and mineral rights applications. 28 29 Compensation for compulsory acquisition of land. Right to resettlement. Mining Cadastre Office Mining cadastre. Compulsory acquisition of private land. (2) The mining cadastre may include a computerised system involving a spatially related database for registering and administering mineral rights and mineral rights applications, but all registers shall also be maintained in paper form. (3) The Mining Cadastre Office shall officially confirm mineral rights and generate certificates as required under this Act to be issued by the Director.