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Historic emerald mine returns to life...
11 Oct, 2024 07:35
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The Gravelotte emerald mine, which was in operation from 1929 to 2002 and was reportedly the world’s biggest emerald mine in its heyday, is once again in production, albeit initially on a very small scale. The company behind the revival of the mine is LSE-listed junior GEM Resources (previously URA Holdings). ARTHUR TASSELL recently spoke to its CEO, DR BERNARD OLIVIER, to learn more about the operation, which is South Africa’s only producing emerald mine.GEM has wasted no time in getting to grips with Gravelotte and indeed was busy on site throughout most of 2022, even prior to the completion of the acquisition....
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