Miners fear fees could stall formalisation

Government’s decision to increase mining licence fees has sparked fears among artisanal and small-scale miners that the new charges could make formalisation unaffordable, leaving some operators trapped in subsistence mining. The Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority (MMRA) last week announced revised fees for various categories of mining licences, including an increase in the small-scale mining … The post Miners fear fees could stall formalisation appeared first on Nation Online .