Harmony cuts SA gold output to a quarter during lockdown
SA’s largest source of domestic gold shuts its nine underground mines and reduces output during the three-week Covid-19 lockdown
31 March 2020 - 12:34
Harmony Gold, the largest source of the metal in SA, has shut nine mines, reducing output from the country by three quarters for the three-week lockdown ordered by the state to curb the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
SA entered the shutdown on March 27 with all but essential businesses closed for the period. In SA, three people are confirmed dead and 1,326 infected by the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the global economy...
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