Last year, rating agency Moody's said in a research note that "uncertainty over how (land reform) will be achieved continues to limit near-term investment."
President Ramaphosa was addressing thousands of delegates at the Invest in Africa Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told delegates at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town that the government will not allow Eskom to fail.
Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe are expected to woo the thousands of delegates and potential investors and promote South Africa as an attractive investment destination.
De Beers, a unit of Anglo American, completed the sale of its Kimberley mines and assets two years ago as it focuses on its $2 billion Venetia project in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
The country may face stiff competition from other African countries vying to become preferred mining destinations for investors.
Last year, a high court ruling allowed for a class action suit against South Africa's major gold mining companies.
Experts said coal remains the most cost effective and available source of energy for developing countries.
Graca Machel has called for an indepth probe into the root causes of the Marikana tragedy.
