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NewRand Resources is a South African mineral exploration company. We search for, and then carefully test, mineral deposits containing the metals the world needs for the energy transition: critical and battery metals, rare earth elements, and precious and industrial minerals. Our work combines satellite and radar imagery, the national geological record, field mapping, sampling and, where results justify it, drilling.

No. We are an exploration company. Our job is to find mineral deposits and prove, with tested evidence, whether they are real and how large they may be. Very few exploration projects ever become mines. If one ever did, it would need a separate mining right, detailed technical and environmental studies, environmental authorisation and full public consultation, all under South African law.

We focus on the minerals the energy transition depends on: critical and battery metals used in high-strength steel, electronics and energy storage; rare earth elements used in the magnets of electric motors and wind turbines; and precious and industrial minerals that modern manufacturing relies on.

In South Africa. We share the details of any area we work in with its landowners, lawful occupiers, communities and the regulator through the formal statutory process, rather than publicly in advance.

NewRand is led by a South African board and management team based in Midrand. You can meet them on our Our People page.

Yes. NewRand Resources (Pty) Ltd is a private company registered in South Africa under registration number 2026/829652/07, with its head office at Maxwell Office Park in Midrand.

A prospecting right is granted by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). It allows its holder to explore for specified minerals over a defined area for up to five years, renewable once for up to three more years. It does not allow mining.

It happens in stages, and each stage only goes ahead if the previous one justifies it. We start with desk studies and satellite, radar and mineral-mapping imagery. Next comes geological mapping and the collection of soil and rock samples, which accredited laboratories analyse. Where results are strong, we may carry out geophysical surveys and, finally, a limited number of drill holes.

Only once the required prospecting rights, environmental authorisation and consultation are in place. Nothing happens on anyone’s land before then, and landowners are given proper written notice before any access.

To the standards of the South African Code for the Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (the SAMREC Code), signed off by an independent competent person. We do not make claims about results before they have been properly tested.

Not necessarily, and usually not. Most exploration projects never become mines, because the deposit is too small, too low-grade or not economic. We will always be clear about what our results do and do not show.

Every exploration programme is governed by an approved environmental management programme under the National Environmental Management Act. We keep the footprint small, protect water and sensitive areas, and make financial provision, as the law requires, to rehabilitate every site we disturb.

Openly and early. Before any work begins, we run a formal public participation process led by an experienced, independent practitioner. Landowners, lawful occupiers, traditional authorities, municipalities and community members are informed, can ask questions and can raise concerns, which are recorded and answered.

The law requires a prospecting right holder to notify and consult the landowner or lawful occupier in writing before entering the land. We go further: we agree access routes, times and conditions with you, and we respect gates, livestock, crops and homes.

Early exploration is light. It means people on foot taking samples, and occasionally a small drill rig for a few days. We agree where we may and may not go, keep away from water sources and grazing where asked, and repair or compensate for any damage we cause.

Each site is rehabilitated under our approved environmental plan: holes are sealed, tracks restored and disturbed ground re-vegetated. The financial provision we set aside exists to guarantee this is done.

Contact us through the contact page or at hello@newrand.co.za. Every concern is recorded, and we will respond to you directly. You may also raise matters through the public participation process.

As work on the ground begins, we will prioritise local people for jobs such as field assistance, security and logistics, and local businesses for services such as accommodation, catering and transport.

NewRand is a private company and we do not offer shares or any investment through this website. If you are an investor interested in our work, please contact us directly so we can talk properly.

Send us your company profile, the services you offer and the areas you operate in through the contact page. We keep a supplier list and will contact you as programmes are planned, with preference for local and black-owned businesses.

We are a young company and will grow as our work grows. Geologists, field technicians, environmental and community specialists are welcome to send their CV through the contact page.

Please email hello@newrand.co.za with “Media” in the subject line, and we will put you in touch with the right person.

We only use the details you send us to respond to you, and we do not sell or share them with anyone else, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).