Encouraging exploration in South Africa would deliver enormous opportunities, says Barrick Gold president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow, a world leader in exploration success. Bristow was commenting on the call for mining exploration to be encouraged, made last month by the economic transformation committee (ETC) of the African National Congress (ANC). “Fantastic news. Now it’s about implementation, which is something that South Africa has always struggled with. But it’s a great idea and it would deliver enormous opportunities,” says Bristow, who adds that cognisance would also have to be taken of South Africa’s use-it-or-lose-it policy.
