SA used to be the greatest mining country on earth, but annual mining production shrank by 10.7% in 2020 — its biggest annual decline since 1990.

SA now attracts less than 1% of annual global mineral exploration spend. Ongoing mineral exploration is the only way to ultimately sustain mining’s 7% contribution to GDP. ..

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