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| Precious Metal - The Impact of Anglo Platinum on Poor Communities in Limpopo, South Africa |
| Author: ActionAid |
| Publisher: ActionAid |
| Publication Date: March 25, 2008 |
| Copyright: 2008 |
| Publisher Website: http://www.actionaid.org |
| Language: en |
| Category:
Sustainable Development, South Africa, Mining, Human Rights, Health and Medicine
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South Africa is currently experiencing a platinum boom. World demand for platinum is increasing, driven mainly by its use in catalytic converters in car exhausts and in the jewellery industry. A number of platinum mining companies, both multinational firms and South African black-owned empowerment companies, are working in the Bushveld Mineral Complex. This report analyses the impact of the world’s largest platinum producer, Anglo Platinum on the rights of communities in Limpopo province. |
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