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Miners in South Africa could face lawsuits from workers

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 04, 2011 | 5:26 am Africa 

The Constitutional Court in South Africa has kicked open the door to class-action lawsuits against mine owners. The lawsuits could cost miners billions of rand after the court ruled yesterday that mineworkers who had been laid off because of occupational...

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