Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa Wtop By DONNA BRYSON | Associated Press Writer | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins _ and cannons to fend off pirates. | But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable Afric...
De Beers boosts diamond prices Canada Dot Com | De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, has increased prices of rough diamonds it sells to selected clients by an average of 8.5 per cent so far this year, it said on Friday. | De Beers, 45 per cent owned by mining group Anglo American, said in February that it expected a rebound in its ro...
Beneficiation: 'Minerals don't give advantage' Business Report | By Quentin Wray | The Chamber of Mines yesterday welcomed the recommendation by the International Panel on Growth that beneficiation of minerals and gemstones should "not be used as the basis for selective intervention and industrial pr...
Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa Wtop By DONNA BRYSON | Associated Press Writer | JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins _ and cannons to fend off pirates. | But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off ...
Anglo finalises most rights conversions Business Day ANGLO American had converted nearly all its mining licences to "new-order" rights complying with the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, it said yesterday. | The conversions cover its South African coal, ferrous metals, base metals and ...
De Beers boosts diamond prices Canada Dot Com | De Beers, the world's biggest diamond producer, has increased prices of rough diamonds it sells to selected clients by an average of 8.5 per cent so far this year, it said on Friday. | De Beers, 45 per cent owned by mining group Anglo American, sai...
Tempus: Coal sparkles The Times | It's been a long time since UK Coal had something to shout about in mining. | Over the past few years, it has been a case of retrenchment in coal and switching the focus of the business on to its large property portfolio. Now, however, with the mas...
Mining firms salivate over untapped areas of Zimbabwe International Herald Tribune | : The world's resource companies could be lining up to rebuild Zimbabwe's once mighty gold mines and metal refineries if President Robert Mugabe's government falls. | "It is often painted as a treasure trove for miners, and with solid reason," said...
Exploration firm Kiwara set to list on JSE Business Day MINING exploration company Kiwara, which has a primary listing on London's AIM, would list on the JSE tomorrow to heighten awareness and investment in the company, it said this week. | This will be the second secondary listing of a mining company on ...
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Seabed mining way of the future Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australia's miners are charting new territory as they increasingly look to the sea floor for new mineral opportunities. | Local companies are dredging off the coasts of Papua New G...
India likely to attract Rs 1,00,000 crore FDI in gold mining The Times Of India | MUMBAI: India is expected to attract foreign direct investment of Rs 1,00,000 crore per annum in mining exploration of gold and diamond in the country, a top minister has said. |...
De Beers bows to Botswana Business Day POETS, dancers, choruses and even Botswana's own "Three Tenors" marked the high-profile opening of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) Botswana on Tuesday night. The good and great were there to watch as De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer handed over ...
Diamond centre set to shine on global stage Business Day GABORONE - With Tuesday's launch of the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) Botswana, it took on a greater role in the global diamond business. | By the end of next year the joint venture company between the government and De Beers will be selling $550m wo...
Seabed mining way of the future Australian Broadcasting Corporation Australia's miners are charting new territory as they increasingly look to the sea floor for new mineral opportunities. | Local companies are dredging off the coasts of Papua New Guinea, Africa and Tonga for diamonds and phosphate, and there's ongoin...
Mittal eyes CIL's old mines The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: There's no stopping Lakshmi Mittal in India. After making known his plans in steel making, oil refining and petrochemicals industries here, the NRI tycoon has now charted out an aggressive roadmap for coal mining. | His flagship group an...
Warne offers to help Harbhajan The Australian | SHANE WARNE, emerging as the father figure of the Indian Premier League, last night offered a helping hand to controversial spinner Harbhajan Singh and said he was ready to assist him in any way he could. | "Everyone has issues - on and off the field," Warne said when asked about Harbhajan, who faces a ruling today from the Board of Control for C...
Bulls push oil over US$126 NZ Herald | Oil jumped to a new intraday record of US$126.20 a barrel at the weekend, extending gains to more than 11 per cent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buying. | "It appears that any calculations that included waiting for the next pullback were discarded on the European opening this morning as waves of buy...
