Otjozondu Mine (Pty) Ltd v Purity Manganese (Pty) Ltd (APPEAL 140 of 2008) [2011] NAHC 8 (26 January 2011)

Otjozondu Mine (Pty) Ltd v Purity Manganese (Pty) Ltd (APPEAL 140 of 2008) [2011] NAHC 8 (26 January 2011)

The applicant failed to establish, on admissible and expert evidence, that the respondent unlawfully mined outside its mining licence area and within the applicant's exclusive prospecting licence. The evidence relied upon by the applicant was not from a qualified land surveyor and thus could not support the relief sought. The application was therefore dismissed.

Citation
[2011] NAHC 8
Parties
Applicant: Otjozondu Mining (Pty) Ltd; Respondent: Purity Manganese (Pty) Ltd
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Namibia
Judgment Date
26 January 2011
Case Number
APPEAL 140 of 2008
Procedural Posture
Originating Motion (application) / Judgment After Opposed Application
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Exclusive Prospecting Licence, Mining Licence Boundaries, Interdicts, Expert Evidence, Corporate Authority in Litigation
Source Language
English
Mining Law Civil Procedure Evidence Exclusive Prospecting Licence Mining Licence Boundaries Interdicts Expert Evidence Corporate Authority in Litigation

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Parties

Otjozondu Mining (Pty) Ltd

Applicant

Purity Manganese (Pty) Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Originating Motion (application) / Judgment After Opposed Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent unlawfully conducted mining activities outside its mining licence area and within the applicant's exclusive prospecting licence area
  2. 2 Whether the applicant established a cause of action for an interdict based on admissible evidence
  3. 3 Whether the founding affidavit was properly authorised by the applicant company

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to establish, on admissible and expert evidence, that the respondent unlawfully mined outside its mining licence area and within the applicant's exclusive prospecting licence. The evidence relied upon by the applicant was not from a qualified land surveyor and thus could not support the relief sought. The application was therefore dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs

Orders

  • The application is dismissed with costs, such costs to include the costs of one instructing and one instructed counsel.