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Commodity prices up but sector still in trouble
Red tape and regulatory uncertainty remain impediments to investment in new mining
03 June 2021 - 18:14
Booming commodity prices may have the industry in good spirits, but the future of the sector in SA remains in peril — as the tense conversations at the Junior Mining Indaba showed this week.
The challenges the junior industry raised for discussion are largely the same old issues: red tape and regulatory uncertainty remain impediments to attracting investment in new mining in SA. And statistics presented to attendees suggest that things are getting worse. ..
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