Giuseppe Sandro Mela.
2019-10-13.
L’estrazione di oro in Sud Africa è in diminuzione da due anni a questa parte.
Se sicuramente vi siano molte ed acute problematiche di tensioni sociali, altrettanto sicuramente le miniere sembrerebbero avviarsi all’inizio dell’esaurimento.
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«A South African gold mine that goes two miles beneath the Earth’s surface holds far more than just precious metals»
«Moab Khotsong, a South African gold mine that extends nearly two miles beneath the surface.»
«The country was the world’s top gold producer for decades. »
«Now the gold is running out, just as these ultra-deep mines have attracted a new breed of miner on a very different quest»
«We dropped two miles in a couple of minutes and emerged in an underground city. To get to the gold, miners must walk miles through a vast maze of dimly lit tunnels.»
«The gold in these ultra-deep mines is found in narrow veins, laced through the rock. Some are no wider than a pencil.»
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