South Africa’s massacre: peeling the onion
The shooting dead of striking miners by armed police at Marikana exposes hard truths about post-apartheid South Africa that the country's new elites have preferred to ignore, says Roger Southall.
The shooting dead of striking miners by armed police at Marikana exposes hard truths about post-apartheid South Africa that the country's new elites have preferred to ignore, says Roger Southall.
In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, top market analyst and Resource Opportunities newsletter editor Lawrence Roulston identifies currently undervalued firms from Africa to British Columbia.
Flakes are king in the graphite space, where large flake commands a substantial premium. But the path to production can be long and twisted, with many moving parts.
Velocity International, a U.S. based producer of specialty mining machinery, spare parts, and equipment accessories located in Lake Forest, IL, announced today that Sharp’s Heavy Equipment Repairs Pty. Ltd. has committed to represent the company as its Dealer in Australia. Sharps, the market leader in drill support and rebuilds, will add the complete Velocity product range to its extensive customer offering.
The company reports drill hole PDH-11014 returned from surface a long gold intercept of 267m at 0.89 g/t Au including 120m at 0.56% Cu.
Severance packages for management, early vesting options and cancelling contracts with Friedland-owned companies for aircraft rental and other office services quickly added up.
Only about a third of a 28,000-strong workforce reported for their shifts at Lonmin's Marikana platinum operations in South Africa. The London-based miner said workers who did not show up today would not face the sack – the deadline has been moved to tomorrow (Tuesday).
For over 100 years, Canada has been a global leader in natural resources extraction. But expanding Canada’s position as a leader in the fiercely competitive world of natural resources extraction will require employees who fully comprehend business management theories and practices.
Investors do not need to travel the world to make money in gold mining stocks. Nevada has world-class geology, infrastructure and a mine-friendly legal system without the substantial risks of international resource development.
"Owners of the illegal gold mines were recruiting children aged below 16 years to do casual labour on the mines contrary to the law."