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OceanaGold was founded in 1989 in New Zealand, then known as the Macraes Mining Company Ltd. [4] The company commenced gold production at Macraes in 1990. The company became GRD Macraes Ltd in 1998 through a takeover of Macraes by Perth-based GRD, with business journalist Brian Gaynor describing the merger as "one of the worst cases of company looting since the 1980s".
Location of Rwanda. Rwanda is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Rwanda's economy suffered heavily during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, but has since strengthened. The economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture. Coffee and tea are the major cash crops for export.
Due to the 2018 Kuwait–Philippine diplomatic crisis the Philippines banned the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait in February 2018. [8] Deployment of "skilled" and "semi-skilled" were allowed on May 12 [9] and the ban was completely lifted on May 16. [10] Partial May 12, 2018 – May 16, 2018: Libya Total February 22, 2011 – December ...
The proposed El Dorado mine project is Pacific Rim's largest project. The company gained the mine property, of 144 square kilometres, from its merger with Dayton Mining Corporation in 2002, [1] and claims to have invested approximately $77 million to discover and prepare to begin mining gold deposits in Cabañas department.
Rwanda produces about 9% of the world’s tantalum, used in electronics manufacturing, and about 4% of global tungsten. [3] In October 2012, Rwanda's Ministry of Natural Resources suspended mining activities in the country's western province on the basis that they were endangering the River Sebeya. The decision was met with negativity due to ...
It is situated close to the settlement of Macraes Flat and is owned by OceanaGold Corporation. Gold production averaged 193,000 Troy ounces /year for 2008 through 2010. Ore grades have been declining, to 1.26 grams/tonne in 2010, but recoveries have improved slightly to 81% of the gold contained in the ore, in 2010.
Rwanda joined the East African Community in 2007 and there were plans for a common East African shilling, which it had been hoped would be in place by 2015, [25] but have not yet reached fruition (2020). Rwanda is a country of few natural resources, [26] and the economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture by local farmers using simple ...
The authorities of various states place administrative entry restrictions on citizens of Rwanda.As of 2 July 2019, Rwandan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 54 countries and territories, ranking the Rwandan passport 89th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Gabon, Guinea, Senegal and Togo) according to the Henley Passport Index.