COMMENT: Lockdown easing in South Africa belies continued threat of Covid-19

摘要

The government of South Africa has eased the country’s lockdown, yet the continued threat of Covid-19 will dampen the recovery in chrome and manganese ore supply. The government of South Africa hopes its miners will ramp up production and bolster the flagging South African economy following the lowering of the nationwide alert on Monday June 1, easing restrictions to combat the Covid-19 virus. "Under alert level 3, all deep mining operations are expected to ramp up to full capacity. This brings the mining industry to full capacity of production," Gwede Mantashe, South Africa’s mineral resources and energy minister, said in a statement on May 29.