tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post1741297099482116908..comments2024-03-26T21:47:45.016+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: Is South Africa's precious metals era drawing to a close?MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-11318605456004109932014-07-02T11:21:43.438+01:002014-07-02T11:21:43.438+01:00This is not meant to be a slap in the face, Anon (...This is not meant to be a slap in the face, Anon (if you reply could you leave your name and affiliation?). The posting was a summary of a panel discussion at UCT, published in African Mining Brief. And yes, the South African precious metals industry have supported us and hopefully will continue to attend our conferences, but the unfortunate fact, which must be faced, is that the industry in RSA is on the wane, and yes, that is why we felt we had to move the Precious Metals conference to Europe. <br /><br />We had a thriving tin mining industry when I came to Cornwall in the early 1970s, but this no longer exists, nor does the UK's once major coal mining industry. A sad fact of mining- things move on.MEIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-25379527322388728792014-07-02T11:20:47.245+01:002014-07-02T11:20:47.245+01:00The last comment here is a bit of a slap in the fa...The last comment here is a bit of a slap in the face for the South African platinum and precious metals industry. An industry that has given you much support over the years deserves better and more supportive commentary than thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com