Protests halt Pan African Resources gold project
JOHANNESBURG – Construction of Pan African Resources' R1.7-billion Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant project has been halted the past two days because of protests and assaults on its workers, its CEO said on Thursday.
Cobus Loots told Reuters that a community group demanding jobs and business opportunities was behind the protests and the company hoped to restart construction at the project, which aims to begin producing gold in the second half of 2018.
Mining Weekly Online reported that government, trade unions and traditional leaders heaped praise on the South African precious metals mining company at Elikhulu's sod-turning ceremony at the company’s Evander gold mine, in Mpumalanga, last month, with Department of Mineral Resources director-general Advocate Thabo Mokoena describing the project as one that had come at a critical juncture in the current depressed economic climate.
Mpumalanga Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Eric Kholwane echoed the department's sentiments, noting that mining was a critically important element of the Mpumalanga economy and that the province was committed to working with Pan African to ensure the success of the project.
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