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The closure of coal mines and local development responses in Coal-Rim Cluster, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Etienne L Nel
,
Trevor R Hill
,
Kate C Aitchison
&
Simphiwe Buthelezi
Pages 369-385 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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