It's been a troubled year for African mining. Mining companies in South Africa lost hundreds of millions of dollars from disruption caused by unrest. The Marikana platinum mine was the scene of shootings which claimed 46 lives during strikes which halted production for more than a month. Last month, Anglo American Platinum revealed plans to mothball two South African mines, sell another and cut 14,000 jobs. Well, this week the world's biggest conference on African mining takes place in South Africa, with government ministers, CEOs of mine companies and investors gathering to talk. Joining me from Johannesburg is the BBC's correspondent Peter Biles.
"Peter, how much do you think this conference is gonna be dominated by that unrest in South Africa?&quo
