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South Africa mines minister says nationalisation wrong, dangerous question to ask

Mining Weekly | August 2, 2011 | 3:03 pm Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Africa Europe Coal Copper Gold Uranium

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) Asking whether South Africa should nationalise its mining industry was the wrong, dangerous question in searching for the answer to South Africa’s “evil triplets” of poverty, inequality and unemployment, said Mineral