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South African miners to pay 67% of acid drainage clean-up costs

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2016 | 4:09 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Africa Europe Coal Gold Iron Ore Platinum 

South Africa is planning to charge mining companies about 67% of the cost for cleaning up toxic water pollution caused by their century-long operations in Gauteng, the country’s richest province that includes Johannesburg. The government will pay for two-thirds of...

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