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Nov
Chamwe Kaira The old saying, ‘Not all the glitters is gold,’ has come true for the towns of Otavi and Otjiwarongo. The towns will face the economic impact of the scaling down of the operations of the B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine, which is situated between the two towns. The company has started the phased closure of its mine because of its depleted gold resource. Commercial mining started in 2015. Country Manager, John Roos, disclosed that the company last year conducted a detailed social impact assessment study to see what the impact could be. He said the outcome of the study drives…