From iron curtain to green belt The Guardian | When Germany was divided during the cold war, nature took control of the deserted border area. Today it forms a reserve as fascinating as the country's recent history | All along the watchtower ... once a heavily fortified border the former East/West divide is now a wildlife haven | When I told fr...
BHP offloads Yabulu nickel refinery - takes $675 million write-down Mineweb SYDNEY (Reuters) - - | BHP Billiton (BHP.AX: Quote) (BLT.L: Quote) retreated further from high-cost nickel operations on Friday, announcing the sale of its Yabulu nickel refinery in Australia to a local mining magnate. | The future of Yabulu, in the northeast Queensland state, had been in...
Zimbabwe will review all mining contracts, says Biti Business Report | By Nelson Banya | Harare - Zimbabwe would re-evaluate all mining contracts and introduce a "use it or lose it" policy for its mining industry under a proposed law, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Friday. | The vetting of mining contracts by th...
IDC plans to invest R15bn in rest of Africa over five years Business Report | By Mzwandile Jacks | The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) had set aside R15 billion to invest in new and existing projects in the rest of the continent over the next five years, the state-owned financier said at the weekend. | Gert Gouws, t...
Australian share market down 1pc at open The Australian | THE share market opened nearly 1 per cent lower today following flat leads from world markets on Friday. | At 10.15am (AEST), the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 35.1 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 3793.1, while the broader All Ordinaries had lost ...
What next for the class of 2009? BBC News | The class of 2009 will be the first students in a generation to finish their studies in a recession. | With youth unemployment already at 16% and a government cap on the number of university places available this year, what will their future be? | ...
Heavy Metal Irish Times Freemium ContentPaperback WriterInto AfricaSurvival InstinctsOut of GasLost PropertyRORY CARROLL and ANDRES SCHIPANI in Salar De Uyuni | FUTURE ENERGY - LITHIUM: Bolivia's socialist government has a habit of clashing with foreign multinationals in ot...
George Jones to step down at Gindalbie Australian Broadcasting Corporation The mid west of Western Australia is to lose one of its most outspoken mining personalities. | Chairman of junior iron ore miner Gindalbie Metals Ltd, George Jones, will step down from his position at the beginning of August, after a period of ill-he...
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Nikkei Flat; Rio, BHP Climb Wall Street Journal By COLIN NG and WEI-ZHE TAN | SINGAPORE – Most Asian shares were higher Thursday after Wall Street advanced, while in Australia, Rio Tinto and BHP climbed on a report China h...
Share market ends financial year on positive note The Australian | THE share market ended the financial year by closing higher today, driven up by the energy and retail sectors and a positive lead from US markets. | At the 4.15pm (AEST) close, t...
Jubilee Platinum in talks - shares soar Mineweb JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - | Mining exploration company Jubilee Platinum Plc said on Monday it was involved in talks that, if successful, could affect its shares, sending...
Zimbabwe army 'to go from mines' Joy Online Zimbabwe's government has agreed to withdraw soldiers from diamond mining fields amid criticism over human rights abuses, state-run media reports. | It quoted the deputy mines minister in the unity government as saying soldiers would be withdrawn "in...
Zimbabwe army 'to go from mines' BBC News | Zimbabwe's government has agreed to withdraw soldiers from diamond mining fields amid criticism over human rights abuses, state-run media reports. | It quoted the deputy mines minister in the unity government as saying soldiers would be withdrawn &...
NEVADAN AT WORK: Local gaming veteran sees opportunity in small Henderson casino Review Journal | Jay Fennel is starting over at age 42. | After 23 years developing a casino career that started at the front desk of the now-imploded Westward Ho and led to a corporate management job at Station Casinos, Fennel finds himself chief operating officer...
Zimbabwe to withdraw army from diamond fields - paper The Star | HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government will withdraw soldiers from poorly secured diamond fields in the eastern part of the country following criticism over rights abuses, an official told the state-owned Sunday Mail. | Zimbabwe deployed troops t...
