THE TIMING of platinum processor Braemore Resources' secondary listing on the JSE yesterday was unfortunate but, given the time taken to obtain regulatory approvals, unavoidable.

Prof. Ibrahim Gambari's volte face at the weekend on his appointment as chairman of the Steering Committee of the proposed Niger Delta Summit by President Umar Yar'Adua is very interesting. Interesting in the sense that in the final analysis, most

THE resources sector still held value even though evidence of "demand destruction" in precious metals such as platinum and gold had started to emerge, said Gary Quinn, portfolio manager at Prudential Portfolio Manager, at a presentation in Johannesburg yesterday.

Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has called on exporters to ensure that their ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) application forms are duly filled for easy processing and acceptance.

The Mozambican government is putting the map of all mining licences in the provinces where there is substantial mining activity on-line, so that it can be consulted by anyone with an Internet connection.

PRODUCTION has resumed at Trans Hex's 32%-held Fucauma diamond mine in Angola at the rate of 3000 carats a month after a two-month closure while a new management agreement was negotiated.

PLATINUM processor Braemore Resources' shares hovered at 92c after its debut on the JSE yesterday, its price set initially by London's AIM market, where it holds its primary listing.

The number of companies seeking licences for mineral exploration has increased tremendously. According to Energy and Minerals minister William Ngeleja, an average of 500 licences were issued every month in the 2007/08 financial year. The previous financial year, it was

THE FLAGBEARER of the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Fiifi Atta Mills, has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of being the cause of the rift between illegal miners, and mining companies in the

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GeoEye announced that the GeoEye-1 satellite has safely arrived at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, in preparation for its scheduled launch on the 22 August 2008.AAMHatch is the sole authorized GeoEye reseller of IKONOS products in Australia, New

Joe Spytek, vice president of business development for ITC Global, was in Brisbane yesterday when national telecoms service provider, Optus, lost its network for half a day resulting in significant cost and inconvenience to a host of Queensland businesses. Ironically,

Dutch brewer Heineken's R7-billion brewery, which is being built in the Sedibeng District Municipality, will go a long way in helping the provincial government fight poverty and create more jobs.

TWELVE Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) workers were yesterday dismissed for allegedly disrupting work at the Nkana Integrated Business Unit (IBU) as other workers resumed work after a one-day go-slow.