Miniveyor Africa has received four substantial orders for its portable conveying solutions. The first order is from platinum-miner Anglo Platinum’s Union Section Richard Shaft and is being used for the clearing of spillage. Miniveyor MD Beyers Harmse
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UPDATE 1-Russia’s Norilsk raises ‘08 nickel, copper output - Forbes
MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russian miner Norilsk Nickel , the world’s largest nickel and palladium producer, boosted saleable nickel output to 299,721 tonnes last year from 276,000 tonnes in 2007, the company said on Friday. Saleable copper output
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IDC woos SA s new money - Financial Gazette
THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is angling for major opportunities with South African investors worth US$406 million and 205 million Euros to expand and consolidate its agro industrial businesses across the country. IDC will create an
Source: www.fingaz.co.zw

The approach to combatting the drug mafia in Afghanistan has spurred an open rift inside NATO. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, top NATO commander John Craddock wants the alliance to kill all opium dealers, without proof of connection to

Berlin Revue, I Love a Piano , Begins DC Engagement Jan. 29 - Playbill
I Love a Piano , a revue that follows one upright piano through many decades and more than 60 songs by Irving Berlin finds a home at Arena Stage at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC, Jan. 29 Feb. 15. The conceptual revue covers 70 years

Gadhafi s Son to Arab Leaders: Be Like the Swiss - Wall Street Journal
After falling into the doghouse last summer, Swiss-Libyan relations may be on the upswing. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, often pegged as a possible future leader of Libya once his father, Moammar Gadhafi, steps down, had nothing but high praise for Swiss

No worries Taylor Swift isn’t fazed by second-album expectations. “I LIKE pressure,” says 18-year-old Taylor Swift, whose self-titled debut album has sold more than 3.5 million copies since 2006. “With [ Fearless ] a lot of people are watching me

PRECIOUS-Gold inches down, ETF holdings at record - Reuters India
SINGAPORE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Gold edged down on Friday after rising in New York, but sentiment was supported by investment demand, with holdings on the ETF hitting another record on safe-haven buying driven by chaos in the banking sector. Holdings

Gold jumps 3 pct, forex volatility prompts buying - Guardian Unlimited
LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 3 percent on Friday to its highest in nearly three weeks as volatility on currency markets drove investors to buy bullion. The precious metal reached record highs in both sterling and euro terms. Spot