A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.
ENRC has always denied any wrongdoing and argued the UK's Serious Fraud Office would not have launched its investigation if it had not first induced the company's former lawyer to act against its interests.
Impala Platinum has stated that an underground protest at the Bafokeng Rasimone mine remains unresolved, with more than 2,000 workers still below the surface.