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SA mining companies’ efforts to be clean and friendly
Gold mines do better than the rest of the industry with regards to environmental, social and governance issues. 00:01
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Regulatory compliance remains the core disclosure for mining companies. Image: Waldo Swiegers, Bloomberg
Mining is traditionally a dirty and dangerous business. Mining operations have a huge impact on the environment, often affect the health of their workers and are regularly accused of not doing what they should in the communities in which they operate.
Things are improving. In the case of formal mining companies, mines admit their shortcomings and strive to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.