THE mining of surface gold dumps ought to be much simpler than underground mining. Instead of descending into the earth’s depths, which poses challenges from ventilation to safety, surface mining is a simple measure of dissolving deposits for processing. In reality, no-one in mining fails to appreciate the complexity of mining waste ore, except the government, it seems. DRDGold is waiting on multiple permit applications before it can complete Vi…
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