Tag: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

‘I want to die before they take this land’ – residents fear eviction after mining company reapplies for opencast mine

By Naledi Sikhakhane For more than a decade, residents of a KwaZulu-Natal community have been opposing mining giant Jindal’s plans for an opencast iron ore mine, which would see 350 families evicted from their homes.

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Limpopo villagers demand Anglo reopen Sekhukhune mine or lose licence

By Lucas Ledwaba The impoverished locals – who blame mining for the loss of arable land and destruction of the rural agrarian economy – want the Twickenham mine to open or forfeit mining rights.

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