During May 2009, the President of the Republic of South Africa announced the restructuring of Cabinet and national departments to align the structure and electoral mandate of government with developmental challenges. As a result, the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) was divided into two Departments, that of Mineral Resources and that of Energy. A government-wide task team was established under the auspices of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) to oversee the transition. The establishment of the Department of Mineral Resources as a stand alone Department was finalised at the end of the 2009/2010 financial year. This report therefore seeks to analyse, amongst others, the performance and expenditure of the Mineral Resources part of the former DME during the 2009/2010 financial year.