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Friedland blasts 'brain-dead' miners

Ivanhoe founder urges mining companies to do what's hard and 'make history, not money'

Kristie Batten in Cape Town
 Robert Friedland speaking at Mining Indaba 2023

Robert Friedland speaking at Mining Indaba 2023

Speaking at Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Friedland said 700 million tonnes of copper had been mined in human history but a further 700Mt would be required in the next 22 years to maintain...

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