Alluvial, to mine or not to mine

“Another factor is that there is no capital available for small-scale miners to mine reef, which is more capital intensive, so they end up mining alluvial. If they persist with the ban, Government should source for funds to finance small-scale miners.” Environmental Management Agency acting spokesperson Mr Rambwayi Mapako said the 200m ban would protect water bodies.
“The thrust that we took was to protect the environment and everything else comes second. We have a duty to protect our river sources so that water continues to play its part in the ecological process,” he said.
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