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Mine workers play soccer on an open area of scrubland bordering the Marikana platinum mine, operated by Lonmin Plc, in Marikana, South Africa, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Lonmin's warning that it may be forced out of business shows just how dire the situation has become for some of the world's biggest mining companies. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images