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South Africa’s trash becomes a treasure as gold prices gain
The hulks of stepped, golden sand have long been part of Johannesburg’s cityscape. Now they are fast disappearing as mining companies cash in on high gold prices and reprocess the mountains of what they once dumped as waste.
The dumps of crushed rock and sand once discarded in the mining process yield only about 0.45 grams [...]
High Bullion Prices Turn Johannesburg’s Landmark Dumps Into Gold Mines
The hulks of stepped, golden sand — looking from the air like rows of pre-Colombian pyramids — have long been part of Johannesburg’s cityscape. Now, they are fast disappearing as mining companies cash in on high gold prices and reprocess the mountains of what they once dumped as waste.
The dumps of crushed rock and sand [...]
High Bullion Prices Turn Johannesburg’s Landmark Dumps Into Gold Mines
The hulks of stepped, golden sand — looking from the air like rows of pre-Colombian pyramids — have long been part of Johannesburg’s cityscape. Now, they are fast disappearing as mining companies cash in on high gold prices and reprocess the mountains of what they once dumped as waste.
The dumps of crushed rock and sand [...]
