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Sub-Saharan Africa is an area of the globe steeped in natural resources such iron ore, coal, and uranium. A key to future development in Africa is investing into these undeveloped resources. This month we spotlight Sable Mining Africa, an AIM-listed resource company, whose primary objective is precisely that. The company ...
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Making waves with Carnegie’s CETO technology
Did you know that the World Energy Council estimates that the amount of energy available in the ocean is more than twice the current electricity levels consumed around the world? In Australia alone, according to the Australian Government’s science body, CSIRO, the entire nation could be powered using only 20
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Educating the world about solar
When IRJ last met José Alfonso Nebrera, Director General of ACS Cobra, the Madrid-based arm of international powerhouse the Cobra Group, a few key facts became abundantly clear. The first was that, having made the breakthrough in dispatchable solar power technology, ACS looked to be the pioneer for technological development
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The how-to for joint ventures and company-making projects
It’s a fairly auspicious beginning for any miner—kicking off with a portfolio of tenements spun out from mining major BHP Billiton. But more interesting is what Exco Resources Ltd (EXS), an Australian focused, ASX-listed exploration and mining company headquartered in Perth, has done with this great starting suite since the
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Setting world standards for drilling services
When Brian Rudd, CEO of emerging markets focused drilling services giant Capital Drilling, headquartered from Singapore, told IRJ that the company intended on being “the best drilling company in the world,” in September, 2009, there was no going back. Since that standout article, we have hotly pursued the company and
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Growth for Gates Fleximak in the hose and belt industry
In 1911, Charles Gates Sr. bought the Colorado Tire and Leather Company for a mere US$3,500. Almost a century later, that same company has evolved into one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of industrial and automotive hoses and belts. With a worldwide presence and a major hub in the Middle
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Continental has cracked it
Here at IRJ we hate to say “I told you so,” but the company-making news streaming out of Continental Coal (ASX:CCC) the South African coal exploration and development company, was bound to happen.On Wednesday October 13, 2010, Continental announced final approval to acquire Mashala Resources; a coal company exporting more
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Boosting South African mining
In only a short number of years this South African mining company has been making great progress in the sector with a diversified portfolio of noteworthy projects. BSC Resources, which was incepted in 2005 focuses on semi brownfields in South Africa, mainly targetting base metals. The company is focused on
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Aviva all the way : From a west Kenya core focus to Western Australia
When you invest or partner with Aviva Corporation Ltd; an ASX-listed (ASX: AVA) resource development company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, you get a truly lucrative blend of first rate management and technical team expertise and a superb package of rocks with optimum potential for exploration success. The company looks
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Your one-stop shop for shotcrete solutions and services
In 2000, two business partners formed The RIX Group and along with a loyal and highly experienced team were building mobile phone base stations for a new mobile phone network. Who would have thought that this entrepreneurial group of individuals, later returning to the industry they knew so well, would
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