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With a production capacity of 2,000 tonnes per day, the new plant is expected to create hundreds of jobs for Burkina Faso’s youth.
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Standard Bank, led by Sim Tshabalala, makes $165 million bet on platinum group metals
The 5.74 percent stake in Northam Holdings boosts the bank’s mining investments in South Africa.
South African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg takes $684 million hit on Glencore stake
This decline follows a steeper loss earlier this year, when his stake dropped by $817.53 million between Jan. 24 and Feb. 23.
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