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'Supergiant' Gold Deposit May Be Worth Over US$80 Billion
A "supergiant" deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious ...
Independent Online27d
Gold Fields faces production decline at South Deep amid rising costs
Gold production from the South Deep mine operated by Gold Fields in South Africa declined by 17% to 8.3 tons in the full year to December 2024 as a result of low volumes and reduced grades while ...
The Star28d
Toyota processes inspire South African gold mine
The South Deep mine, about 70km south-west of Johannesburg, began adopting some of the Japanese carmaker’s concepts to improve efficiency in 2018, after cutting thousands of jobs to end a decade ...
Star Tribune2mon
At least 100 illegal miners have died while trapped in a South African mine for months, group says
JOHANNESBURG — At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died of suspected starvation and dehydration after being trapped deep underground for ...
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A “Sputnik moment” in Deep Sea Mining
China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands raises the stakes in critical mineral competition, with the United States at risk of falling behind. In February, the Cook Islands announced a key ...