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said. Even so, Roger Baxter, chief executive of the Chamber of Mines told Business Report that companies are not rushing for “the exit gates”.

Ramatlhodi had convened an urgent meeting on Wednesday with the industry and labour unions to find solutions to the job losses.

Re-skill

Mahlodi Muofhe, a special advisor to Ramatlhodi, said the industry agreed to work closely with the Department of Mineral Resources to re-skill employees to enable them to become competitive in the event of job losses, according to the ministry. In addition, a plan to rehabilitate mines would be explored to stimulate economic activities and job creation.