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impact of the gold mining industry, especially in developing economies. Key highlights • In , WGC member companies directly contributed a total of US$57.1bn to host economies
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Illegal mining Artisanal and small-scale mining In South Africa, mining and related activities are regulated by numerous statutes. Informal mining activities operating outside this legal …
Mining , 3 207 Confining the impacts of gold mining to the smallest possible areas is very important within the South African context. Ref. [12] pointed out that the Witwatersrand goldfield
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