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CHRIS BARRON: ‘Another bakkie load of rocks thrown on the grave’
Veteran mining analyst Peter Major despairs at the damage the new mining bill will do to investor sentiment
01 June 2025 - 09:47
The Mineral Resources Development Bill approved for public comment by the cabinet last week could be the death knell for mining in South Africa, says Peter Major, veteran mining analyst and director of mining at Modern Corporate Solutions.
“It’s like giving the dead body one last kick before you walk away, just to make sure the guy’s properly dead,” he says...
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