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Mechanised mining and a year of de-risking
Following a happy year-long accord with Central Rand Gold (the gold prospector and miner operating in the Central Rand Goldfield of South Africa), IRJ has one word that could characterise the company’s activity—that word is “de-risking.” They are a pioneering bunch, and this past year have gone about introducing
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A reputable, profitable South African phosphate producer
Back in 1951, the South African government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the state-owned financing institution, created a company called Foskor (Then “Fosfaat Ontginnings Korporasie”). What began as a single mining operation with the sole purpose to make South Africa independent from any phosphate imports, has spent the past 50-plus years
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A perfectly-timed mineral sands project with tier 1 characteristics
When the Sabodala Gold Operation, located 650 kilometres east of Dakar in Senegal, West Africa, achieved its first gold pour back in March 2009, the big buzz around owners Mineral Deposits Limited (MDL) kicked off. The interesting part about it all is that this interest has been ongoing ever since.
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A story of PGM promise
When IRJ spoke with Peter Landau, Executive Chairman at Continental Coal, last issue, he also spoke about another company, NKWE Platinum Limited; an ASX-listed major emerging PGM exploration and development company with a number of world class assets in the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. With our interest sparked, it
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