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    A brief history of platinum mining with a focus on the Rustenburg region
    (Nova Science Publishers, Inc: Hauppauge, New York, United States, 2021-06) Oranje, M; Nel, V; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Marais, Lochner; e Campbell, Malene
    A brief history of platinum mining traces the history of Rustenburg and its connection with platinum mining. Using secondary data from academic and media sources, it identifies the origin of many of the region’s conflicts and complexities. It describes the relations between the mining companies, their employees and the surrounding communities, and the intricate institutional relations between government tiers in the region. It shows how interregional dependencies and economic value chains strongly influence Rustenburg and suggests how the future could be shaped by role players such as multinational companies and national organs of government.
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    Planning for a post-mining future in the Rustenburg region and the transition towards it?
    (Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2021-06) Maritz, Johan; Oranje, Mark; Van Huyssteen, Elsona; Nel, Verna; Marais, Lochner; Campbell, Malene
    Over the past 150 years, mining has been one of the most influential shapers of economic activities, social relations, spatial development patterns, power tussles and structures, political questions and debates, institutional structures, and legal and policy frameworks in South Africa. Even though the sector's influence has waned significantly over the last three to four decades, and personal, community and financial services, as well as retail activities, have become more prominent economic players, it is still a major contributor to the national economy and fiscus (Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) 2019; South Africa, Department of Rural Development and Land Reform 2019).