the going gets tough in south africa

Nevertheless it´s also a big opportunity.

South Africa wishes to make SA coal a strategic resource
http://www.miningreview.com/node/21034

In this relation Anglo American submitted a 70 page document to the governement. They are proposing partnerships with government and others to explore linkages to other parts of the economy, including minerals beneficiation where a sound “business case” exists. The miner’s “alternative path” is premised on policies that would focus on the growth of the mining industry and the simultaneous expansion of value-add and upstream manufacturing. “We believe there is no conflict between expanding mining production for export and simultaneously channelling mining feedstocks for local beneficiation, while also expanding other linkages from mining to the rest of the economy.”

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/proposed-anc-mines-policy-wrong-approach-to-meet-laudable-goals-anglo-2012-07-03