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MiningWeb Weekly: Eskom’s “last-chance deal” for SA smelters - Peter Major on what comes next

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Eskom has given ferrochrome smelters a three-month stay of execution, but Peter Major warns that the real battle is only beginning. In this explosive MiningWeb Weekly, Major breaks down why SA industry is collapsing under electricity costs, what China is doing right, and why government must choose competitiveness over ideology if it wants mining, PGMs and beneficiation to survive. He also sounds a serious alarm on the gold price bubble — and explains why platinum still makes more long-term sense for investors.
11 Dec 2025 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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