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Protests as Richards Bay Coal Terminal cancels former Gupta mine Optimum's export allocation

Lisa Steyn and Bianke Neethling

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Employees of contractors protest at Optimum Coal Mine in Hendrina, Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
Photo: Bianke Neethling

Employees of contractors protest at Optimum Coal Mine in Hendrina, Mpumalanga on Wednesday. Photo: Bianke Neethling

The Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) has cancelled the valuable export allocation held by the formerly Gupta-owned Optimum Coal Mine (OCM), prompting an outcry from mining contractors who claim some 2 000 jobs are at risk.

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