Backlogs, bad policy at the heart of emerging miners’ struggles, Indaba hears
A huge obstacle to the financial prospects of junior and emerging miners in Africa is the long turnaround times for licences to explore and mine
05 February 2024 - 22:10
Captains of the South African mining industry have singled out prohibitive policy and crippling approval delays as the most prominent stumbling blocks in mining exploration on the African continent...
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