Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Mr Lefoko Moagi, says there is need to exploit coal in a more efficient and profitable manner.
He said this during a tour of
He stressed government's intention to exploit the coal resource that sat at around 200 billion tonnes in the country.
Mr Moagi urged
Nevertheless, he assured the company that government would like to develop a western corridor so that goods could be transported quickly.
For his part, the
One of the possibilities, he said, was for
He also said government would look into the issue of roads that linked the mine and peripheral villages to see how best the issue of dust could be resolved.
He said 15 weeks of border closure had a negative impact on their operations.
Source : BOPA
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