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Mining
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Hundreds – Maybe Thousands – Trapped In Abandoned SA Mine Shaft Being Starved Out
18 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Authorities warned that any miners daring to surface would face arrest, heightening the tense standoff.
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Mining Company Wants To Prospect Almost A Third Of The Entire Western Seaboard Of The Western Cape [Video]
15 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The mining company has applied for a marine diamond mining right offshore of two eco-sensitive areas and a ‘multi-commodity prospecting right in multiple concessions’, which basically means that they want to go prospecting for minerals along a third of the entire western seaboard of the Western Cape.
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Massive 2,492-Carat Diamond, Believed To Be Second-Largest Ever Found, Unearthed In Botswana
23 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Lucara Diamond Corp seems to be extremely lucky and has found six of the top 10 diamonds ever discovered.
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What Are They Doing To Our West Coast? Conservation Crew Capture Never-Before-Seen Destruction Of Nature From Mining Operations [Images]
01 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A media crew from Protect The West Coast just revealed the true scale of the illegal mining industry in some of South Africa’s supposed pristine coastal areas.
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What Lies Beneath The Cursed Oak Island Money Pit? [Video]
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Legend has it that the treasure will be found once seven men have died looking for it. Six have perished already.
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The Mind-Blowing Salaries Of South Africa’s Mining CEOs Revealed (Including One That Earns R685,000 A Day)
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
These guys must smell wonderful.
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East Rand Man Finds Billions Worth Of ‘Invisible Gold’ In Jozi’s Mine Dumps
20 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Steve Chingwaru has calculated that approximately 420 tonnes of ‘invisible gold’ – with a value of $24 billion, nogal – is buried in the Witwatersrand’s mine dumps.
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Zimbabwean Scientist Finds Massive ‘Previously Overlooked’ Gold Resource In South Africa
03 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The groundbreaking research has revealed that we might be sitting on an estimated R450 billion resource.
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Nine Miners Missing After Terrifying Landslide In Turkey [Video]
14 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Turkey has a sketchy record when it comes to mining with several mining accidents in recent years.
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De Beers Is Investigating ‘Ground Movement’ At Kimberley’s Big Hole [Video]
16 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Big Hole is a 40-hectare open-pit diamond mine and the largest hand-excavated hole in the world.
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China Is Digging A Ten Kilometre Deep Hole In The Desert [Video]
18 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia still holds the record for being the deepest, having drilled down to a depth of 12,262 metres in 1989.
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Elon Musk’s Daddy Issues Are Being Aired All Over Twitter Now
25 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
There is no shortage of strain between Elon Musk and his father, Errol.
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Fascinating Look At West Coast Diamond Miners Looking To Strike It Big [Video]
01 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Working a boring nine-to-five is not an option for those looking to hit the jackpot up the West Coast.
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Going Deep Underground Into SA’s Illegal Mines [Video]
31 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
These so-called ‘zama zamas’ risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa’s dangerous disused gold mines to make a living.
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De Beers Just Sold This Blue Diamond For A Whopping Figure
28 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Found by mining magnates De Beers in the Cullinan mine here in South Africa, the 15,1 carat, step-cut beauty was sold yesterday.
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Sibanye-Stillwater CEO’s Staggering 2021 Payday
26 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman had a very good 2021, as did the company he has sat at the helm of since 2013.
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Another Incredible Find In Gauteng Mine
29 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Petra Diamonds has found yet another notable gem in the Cullinan mine, just two weeks after its rare blue diamond was sold for around R580 million.
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They Sold That Gauteng Rare Blue Diamond For A Tidy Sum
13 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The exquisite and rare 39,34-carat type IIb blue diamond found on April 1 in South Africa’s Cullinan Mine has found a willing buyer.
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Why This Gauteng Blue Diamond Could Shatter World Records
03 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This 39,34-carat type IIb blue diamond found in Cullinan Mine, Magaliesberg, is going on sale this month, and could well break some records.
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Embarrassing Truth About Popular US ‘Instagram Hotspot’ [Video]
28 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Instagram influencers will do anything for a good photo, but this popular hotspot in Utah may be best left alone.
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Thursday Morning Spice
25 Jun 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Overnight millionaire. Facebook ad boycott. Cape principals want schools closed. Trump accuses Obama of treason.
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Thursday Morning Spice
30 Apr 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Illegal miners hiding underground. Musk demands freedom. UK hero veteran gets promotion. NY doctor commits suicide. International football’s reality. ‘Crazy Beast’ animal.
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Well, Looks Like The Mining Industry Is Going Back To Work From April 16
09 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Speculation abounds as we draw closer to the proposed end date of the national lockdown, with some sectors reportedly planning a return to business as usual.
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That Time Our Energy Minister Fell For An April Fools’ Joke At Oz Mining Conference
09 Sep 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, recently jetted off to Australia for a mining conference. It wasn’t taxpayer money well spent.
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De Beers Gets Into Lab-Made Diamonds
31 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The diamond giant is planning to expand its business into diamonds of the man-made variety, which is quite a change of tune.
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Fascinating Footage Of Gold Rush In KZN Village (That Might Not Be Gold At All)
31 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 2 Comments
All that glitters isn’t gold, but thousands of people caught up in a gold rush believe they’ve hit the motherlode in a rural KZN village.
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Monster Diamond Found In Lesotho [Image]
15 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After a turbulent year, Gem Diamonds can finally smile after operations in Lesotho led to the discovery of the fifth biggest diamond in the world.
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The Saddest Bitcoin Story We’ve Ever Read
05 Dec 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
James Howells was slightly ahead of the curve when he started racking up thousands of bitcoin back in 2009. Sadly, his foresight wasn’t to be rewarded.
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REVEALED: South Africa’s Secret Underground Towns Where Everything From Beer To Sex Is Available
22 May 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
A recent mine collapse in the Free State has highlighted the burgeoning underground cities found in many of these mining towns, and they’re not just holes in the ground.
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Spicy: The British Army’s Secret Plan To Help The ANC Win The Next Election
16 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence is getting up to no good in South Africa, and they’re not letting anyone know what they know.
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