High price of nationalisation, R1bn iron-ore drill contract, Wits’ acid water membrane

State-centric policies can lose resource-rich countries a fortune; JSE-listed Master Drilling is providing services of Kumba Iron Ore; and local researchers have come up with a membrane to tackle acid mine drainage

Drilling contractor targets growth

A returning exhibitor to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) event is global specialty drilling contractor company Energold Drilling Corp.

Anglo sells Boart Longyear for $545m

International mining group Anglo American has disposed of Boart Longyear, part of Anglo Ferrous Metals and Industries, for $545-million.

Anglo American mulls sale of Boart

Diversified mining giant Anglo American said yesterday that it would make a decision by the end of the second quarter of this year on whether or not to sell its mining equipment unit, Boart Longyear.

Boart Longyear invests in BEE drilling venture

Global supplier of drilling services, products and systems to the natural resources, construction and quarrying industries Boart Longyear and Anglo American's business development and empowerment initiative, Anglo Zimele, have joined forces with...