The fully permitted mine, which last operated in 1991, has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee- (Jorc-) compliant resource of 31-million tonnes at 1.2% copper and 3.6% zinc. The 2020 bankable ...

Many mines in South Africa have been abandoned over the last three decades by companies that did not find them economically viable. The mines have been taken over by gangs, often former employees ...