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South Africa coal reserves will be depleted by 2050
July 21, 2008
According to Mr David van Wyk chief researcher of Bench Marks Foundation, the rate at which South Africa's coal is being mined is unsustainable and all known reserves will be depleted by 2050.
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Refrigerated cold pans
By Angela Manson (Angela Manson)
According to the study, entitled 'The Policy Gap 2', by the Bench Marks Foundation, an independent organisation monitoring corporate performance, failure to do so will result in the nation losing one of its "true gems"...
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Mines must embrace good neighbour pacts
Business Report - June 24, 2008
By John Capel
Although mining has positively influenced South Africa's economic and social life - and continues to do so - a lot still needs to be done by mining corporations in the area of community engagement...
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Angloplat 'blacklists workers'
April 16 2008
Allan Seccombe
The bad news around the corporate image of Anglo Platinum refuses to die down, with trade union Solidarity now preparing to bring charges against the world's largest platinum producer at the Human Rights Commission, Solidarity said on Wednesday...
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Miners deny charge of 'treasure hunting'
Business Day, 9 June 2008
Luphert Chilwane
GOLD and coal mining companies on Friday defended themselves against charges of pursuing profits at the expense of community development, saying they were aware of the need to uplift the areas in which they operated, socially and economically...
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