South African gold mining faces terminal woes

With gold costlier to extract and few new deposits coming onstream, the industry has a limited lifespan

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  • Sectoral contraction
  • Price and revenue dynamics
  • Marginal mines
  • Labour and production challenges
  • International conditions
  • Outlook

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