THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 12:35 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 12:35 |
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Glencore Xstrata could irk authorities over merger plansBut Glencore and Xstrata executives maintain that they are merely consolidating their business. Which way for Botswana coal?Choosing the route of a new railway is a tough and imminent decision the government faces. Botswana seeks to exploit its coal reservesBotswana will lift a moratorium on new prospecting licences for coal in a bid to optimise benefits from its 212-billion tonnes of coal reserves. State-owned mine shuts amid controversyA partly state-owned coal mine in Mpumalanga was forced to close down two months ago due to community violence. Coal strike threatens power supplyThe coal strike currently under way will threaten the immediate ability to provide electricity, say the unions and state power company Eskom. Mapungubwe listing under threatMapungubwe National Park's listing as a World Heritage Site hangs in the balance, writes Fiona Macleod. Eskom in costly rights bungleEskom has to negotiate for coal from a mine to which it once owned the mineral rights. The water is mineHalf of South Africa’s coal resources lie under the Waterberg region and mines are gearing up to move in. A giant coal mineLynley Donnelly reports so many prospecting concessions have been granted there are fears Mpumalanga will become ... Digging for mining licencesIn environmentally sensitive areas politically connected companies seek to cash in on the country’s coal resources, writes Yolandi Groenewald. |
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