A team led by Prof Hongjie Dai at Stanford University made a breakthrough by accidentally discovering that graphite made a good partner to aluminium.
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/ 17 January 2011
SAs Oppenheimer family is not keen to sell its 40% stake in De Beers after a buoyant year for the world’s top diamond miner, Nicky Oppenheimer said.
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/ 14 October 2010
African Barrick Gold cut its 2010 production target for the second time in three months after it said it uncovered fuel theft at its new Buzwagi mine.
Mining group Xstrata said it would pump over $5-billion into new mines and keep targeting organic growth rather than acquisitions.
Russian private investment bank Renaissance Capital is in the midst of a sweeping expansion into the resource sector in Africa.
Anglo American rejected rival mining group Xstrata’s ”merger of equals” proposal on Monday, knocking a no-premium marriage.
So Blade has met the vice-chancellors. Not that this meeting reached the tabloids. In fact, it was a subdued affair.
Xstrata wants talks with Anglo American about a proposed merger of equals worth about -billion, seeking increased scale and cost synergies.
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/ 3 December 2008
Chinese mining firms are gearing up to take advantage of the global downturn and seek M&A mining deals at bargain prices next year.
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/ 20 November 2008
WeSizwe Platinum has been scouting for financiers in the Middle East and China for its mine project after the freezing up of Western capital markets.