• WOMEN IN MINING
WOMEN IN MINING : HOW FAR HAVE WE COME ?
Over the past twenty years , women have moved increasingly from surface support and administrative roles to fully integrated underground mine personnel , writes Nicolaas Steenkamp .
All photos : © Leon Louw
Women perform exceptionally well in operating large equipment like draglines .
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