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Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass

Optimising Value, Preventing Tax Leakage in Mining Operations

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Platform:
Online
In-class
Date Venue Duration
19 - 21 October 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days
10 - 12 November 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 3 Days

Course Introduction

Executive Mining Tax Strategy is a first-of-its-kind executive programme designed specifically for senior finance leaders in the mining sector. It responds directly to the increasing complexity of mining taxation, heightened SARS enforcement, ESG scrutiny, and board-level accountability. 

 

This Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass programme is not a technical tax update. It is a strategic, decision-focused programme that equips executives to anticipate tax consequences, structure transactions intelligently, manage SARS engagements, and eliminate tax leakage—while maintaining ethical integrity and regulatory defensibility. 

Course Objectives

To equip senior mining finance leaders with the capability to design, govern, and defend tax strategies across the full mining business model, by understanding:
  • Where tax value is created and lost
  • How SARS interprets mining operations and transactions
  • How to optimise cash flow ethically and sustainably
  • How to lead audits, disputes, and board-level tax decisions
Prospen Africa's Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass uniquely:
  • Reviews the entire mining life cycle as a tax system
  • Identifies all major tax leakage points across operations, financing, ESG, and transactions
  • Mirrors SARS audit logic and dispute behaviour, informed by current case law
  • Balances tax optimisation with ethics and governance
  • Prepares executives for real decisions, not theoretical compliance
It is designed to close the gap between mining operations, IFRS reporting, tax law, and SARS enforcement reality.

Executive Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
  • Identify and eliminate tax leakage across the mining life cycle
  • Structure mining entities, operations, and transactions for optimal after-tax outcomes
  • Anticipate SARS audit positions and manage disputes strategically, informed by current case law
  • Align IFRS, operational decisions, and tax outcomes coherently
  • Optimise mining cash flows through incentives, deductions, and exemptions
  • Balance tax optimisation with ethics, ESG, and governance obligations
  • Protect themselves and their boards from personal tax exposure

Who should attend?

This Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass is designed for senior decision-makers, including:
  • Chief Financial Officers (CFOs)
  • Deputy CFOs
  • Group Financial Controllers
  • Heads of Tax (Mining)
  • Senior Finance Managers
  • Senior Commercial and Strategy Executives with Tax Accountability
  • Senior Internal Audit and Risk Executives (Mining-Focused)
This course is not for junior staff or entry-level tax training.
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Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

Session 1 – The Mining Tax System & Structural Foundations
Module 1: Reframing the Mining Business Model as a Tax System
  • The mining tax value chain
  • Where tax is created, lost, or disputed
  • Why mining is a SARS priority sector
Module 2: Incorporation, Corporate Residence & Ethical Group Design
  • Incorporation vs branch vs JV
  • Place of effective management (PoEM)
  • Holding companies, SPVs, and substance
Session 2 – Operations, IFRS & Core Tax Leakage
Module 3: Mining Operations as SARS Classifies Them
  • Exploration vs development vs production
  • Stripping, waste removal, care & maintenance
  • Beneficiation boundaries
Module 4: IFRS as a Tax Signal and Defence Tool
  • Accounting policy choices
  • Estimates, provisions, impairments
  • IFRS–tax alignment
Session 3 – Financing, Cross-Border Structures & Non-Income Taxes
Module 5: Financing Mining Operations Without Tax Leakage
  • Debt vs equity
  • Shareholder loans
  • Streaming and royalty finance
Module 6: Transfer Pricing, Marketing Hubs & BEPS Pressure
  • Commodity pricing
  • Marketing hubs
  • OECD BEPS and Pillar Two
  • Growing SARS scrutiny of cross-border structures under Section 9D of the Income Tax Act (controlled foreign company rules), given mining groups' reliance on cross-border financing and investment structures
Session 4 – ESG, Transactions & Governance
Module 7: Royalties, Carbon Tax & Cash-Flow Taxes
  • Royalty base disputes
  • Carbon tax allowances and offsets, at the current rate of R308 per tonne of CO2 equivalent effective from 1 January 2026, with treatment of carbon tax, emissions reporting, and related allowances as core components of tax governance and climate transition planning
Module 8: ESG, Rehabilitation & Ethical Tax Boundaries
  • Rehabilitation trusts
  • Community and environmental spend
Module 9: Mining Transactions, Restructuring & Exit
  • Asset vs share deals
  • JVs, farm-ins, distressed acquisitions
Session 5 – SARS, Disputes & Executive Accountability
Module 10: SARS Audits, Disputes & Executive Strategy
  • Audit selection and information requests
  • Objections, ADR, and litigation
  • Current case law: the Supreme Court of Appeal's landmark 9 April 2026 judgment in the Glencore/ARM Coal diesel refund dispute, clarifying ‘possession of a mining right’ for VAT-registered mining joint ventures and setting a significant precedent for JV structuring and dispute strategy
Module 11: Tax Governance, Ethics & Personal Exposure
  • King IV tax governance
  • Director and officer liability

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FAQs – Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass

Develop advanced mining tax strategy skills covering tax planning, compliance, mining taxation, risk management, and strategic financial decision-making.

What is covered in the Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass?
The masterclass covers mining taxation, tax strategy, mining tax compliance, tax planning, mineral royalties, capital allowances, tax risks and the financial implications of mining operations.
Who should attend the Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass?
The course is designed for mining executives, CFOs, finance managers, tax professionals, accountants, financial controllers, legal and compliance professionals, and senior managers involved in mining tax decisions.
Does the course cover mining tax planning and optimisation?
Yes. Participants explore strategic approaches to mining tax planning and optimisation, including tax-efficient decision-making, managing tax exposures and identifying opportunities while maintaining compliance.
Does the Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass cover mineral royalties?
Yes. The programme addresses key mining tax considerations, including mineral royalties and their impact on mining operations, profitability, tax liabilities and financial planning.
Does the course cover mining tax compliance and risk management?
Yes. The masterclass examines mining tax compliance requirements, potential tax risks and strategies for managing tax exposures and regulatory obligations within mining businesses.
How can the Executive Mining Tax Strategy Masterclass benefit mining finance professionals?
The masterclass helps finance and tax professionals strengthen strategic tax decision-making, manage mining tax risks, improve compliance and understand how taxation affects mining investment and financial performance.

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