Deputy Minister calls for equivalent of Migdett for junior mining sector

South Africa needed to establish a Migdett – a mining industry growth, development and employment task team – for the junior mining sector, which was crucial for future exploration success, Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Wednesday. Oliphant reminded the Junior Indaba that Migdett – a joint thrust by government, business and labour – was established to assist mainstream South African mining companies during the headwinds faced in 2008, and was now needed for the junior mining sector, which was in dire straits.