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EDITORIAL: Worse places to dig for minerals

August 08 2012, 05:00

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Mining magnate Mick Davis. He has taken Xstrata from a $500m business to a $50bn one, and fully deserves his payout — and we expect he might be spending more time in SA, which might be good for us too.

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