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This week:
De Beers commits billion pula upfront to diamonds-for-development in Botswana
Lawyer says South African regulator not doing enough to promote junior mining
And, water power in underground mining has gone mainstream
The De Beers Group, which concluded in-principle diamond sales and mining agreements with the government of Botswana, has committed a billion pula (R1.4-billion) upfront to fund the development of diversification within Botswana.
De Beers Group CFO Sarah Kuijlaars...
The major theme of the recent Junior Indaba was the concern that the South African regulator is not doing enough to promote junior mining in South Africa.
Malan Scholes Attorneys director and mining lawyer Hulme Scholes...
The long-standing use of water to cool underground mines is increasingly providing the opportunity to apply the free water pressure head that this offers to energise mining equipment.
Hydro Power Equipment director Ulrich Kienle...
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