MINING
Veins extracted at the Gakara project are mined manually from free-digging host rock with no explosives or hazardous chemistry required
are kept to a minimum . Currently employing well over 100 local staff , the business provides many local opportunities , and is contributing to the improvement of local infrastructure in order to educate , uplift and empower local citizens .
“ We hire local , if possible , and we do that hand-in-hand with the local administration to ensure that the local residents are first in line for employment , rather than coming from elsewhere in the country ,” comments Eales .
“ We have only two full-time expat staff in country , one of whom is a very experienced South African Health and Safety Manager . He has implemented a range of standard operating procedures and health and safety monitoring . We ’ ve trained all our workers to the fullest extent , and provide everything required to ensure workers are as safe as possible throughout all our operations .”
Future growth Whilst Rainbow now looks to ramp up its production , it has sought to mitigate any potential short term financial risks
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