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Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer the R7.9-billion life-of-mine extension project at the Mponeng gold mine; the recent delivery of Anglo American’s tenth emission-cutting ship; and the two huge wind and sun energy projects that were given the go-ahead in South Africa this week.