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 By KHULEKANI MAGUBANE

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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