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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 373787, member: 6647&quot;]I agree that SA&#039;s mines are deep, I&#039;ve been down 3km depth there and yes heat and rock stability are issues.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>China&#039;s production is coming from a few big players and a multitude of small local operations, mostly at shallow depths.&nbsp; However we all have seen examples of China&#039;s safety record in mining, and local miners are high-grading rather than establishing long term plans, so the future of production is going to be some combination of those factors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I agree Oyu Tolgoi is an amazing deposit, it will be interesting to see how that will turn out in the end, given some of the changes the Mongolian government has made regarding operation of foreign mining companies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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