Coal Mining Threatens South Africa’s Mapungubwe Ruins

“South Africa’s environment ministry may try block a coal project proposed by a company partly owned by ArcelorMittal because it jeopardizes the United Nations- recognized World Heritage Status of a set of historical ruins.” The ruins are “remnants of what was once southern Africa’s biggest kingdom…. Artifacts including a gold ornament, known as the Golden Rhinoceros, have been found at the site while the ruins include royal graves and stone walls.”