Glencore has confirmed that its Rhovan vanadium mining and processing operations near Brits in North West have been disrupted by ‘community protesters’ since 29 April. It is the latest example of such unrest affecting the operations of a major global mining company in South Africa.
Mbonambi Council administrator Martin Mbuyazi has accused mineral sands producer Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) of bully tactics after the company approached the court last month for reform of the area's community development trusts.