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In South Africa, Harmony Gold secured a license to sell a replica of the One Ring, made from gold taken from the Bloemfontein mine, the area where The Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien was born. Their version of the ring, also inscribed with elvish script, sold in a variety of sizes in various jewellery stores throughout South Africa ...
The mining of minerals in Nigeria accounts for only 0.3% of its gross domestic product, due to the influence of its vast oil resources. The domestic mining industry is underdeveloped, leading to Nigeria having to import minerals that it could produce domestically, such as salt or iron ore. The rights to ownership of mineral resources is held by ...
The 2003 ARMGold merger with Harmony Gold Mining formed the world’s 5th largest gold producer. [10] The ARMGold merger with Anglovaal Mining (Avmin) came after. [citation needed] In 2009, ARM joined the International Council on Mining and Metals. [12] In 2009, ARM was reported to be planning $1.12 billion investments in mining in Zimbabwe.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a mainly mining industry related trade union, an organisation of workers with common goals through organised labour, in South Africa. With a membership of 300,000 as of 2014 [update] , it is the largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
The House Committee on Defence has jurisdiction over Nigeria's defense policy, military operations, the organization and reform of the Ministry of Defence (Nigeria) and the Nigerian Armed Forces, counter-terrorism efforts, defense procurement and infrastructure, military cooperation with international partners, technology transfer and export controls, intelligence and security programs, and ...
Taseko Mines Limited is a mid-tier copper producer located in British Columbia, Canada.It operates Gibraltar Mine, the second largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and is in the planning stages for several other mines including the Prosperity Mine, Harmony, and Aley.
Minehunters of Nigeria (1 C) M. Mine warfare vessels of the Nigerian Navy (1 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 16 October 2009, at 12:52 (UTC). ...
Harmony states that the dead were members of an illegal mining syndicate commonly referred to as Zama-Zamas. [2] [9] The syndicate allegedly raid Harmony's mines regularly, 'armed' with explosives. [2] However explosives are historically a necessary technology of mining; and Harmony has not related the deaths to an attack or explosion.