Landbou, minerale en rykdom

* Biljoenêrs, multi-miljoenêrs, wêreldbekende ikone en regerings besit miljoene hektaars grond, maar veral landbougrond, groot kastele of wonings, besighede wat daarop uit is om die middelklas en armes van die publiek te manipuleer in 'n wurggreep om nie maklik te ontsnap nie.  Daar word regdeur die spektrum, spesiale groot stede gebou om hierdie onderdane binne… Continue reading Landbou, minerale en rykdom

Palestynse Etniese volksmoord en Grondbesettings

* Die mandaat van VN (en haar onderskeie lede) het nie 'n mandaat gegee vir volksuitwissings nie.  Die oorlog in midde ooste het nog minder op 7 Oktober 2023 begin, dit is al sedert 1917-1920 aan die gang - lees op oor die geskiedenis wat hier aangaan, wie en wat sit agter hierdie oorlog, teenoor… Continue reading Palestynse Etniese volksmoord en Grondbesettings

Afrika se skeure AFAR … Amerika

* Bo en Middel Afrika het heelwat vulkane wat gedurig uitbars  en die warmte van die boeg van Afrika ontbloot in malende kolke van vuurwarm lawastrome wat uitvloei en dorpe vernietig.   Niemand weet hoe vinnig kan so iets totaal sal inplof en die nuwe oseaan sal bruis, lande oorspoel en heelwat nuwe eilande tot gevolg… Continue reading Afrika se skeure AFAR … Amerika

Tigris en Eufraat riviere

* Daar beoort altyd 10-20 jaar vooruitbeplanning te wees en wat belangrik is om te leer uit ander lande se toestande.  Daar behoort altyd goeie en relevante impakstudies gedoen te word met die aanpassing of vergroting van bestaande strukture om nuwe infrastrukture in plek te kry, hoe 'n land hulself, sowel as hul buurlande  kan… Continue reading Tigris en Eufraat riviere

Aardbewings en Mineraal ontginning

* Om vir kilometers te myn, die aarde se binnekant te skuif met groot toerusting, sal 'n groot impak en effek hê met nagevolge op inwoners en burgers wat bo so 'n gebied huise gebou, werk of selfs inkopies doen.   Dis net logies dat die uitgeholde gate wat deur mynmaatskappye gelos word en nie ordentlik… Continue reading Aardbewings en Mineraal ontginning

Mining – Open Pit mining (Palabora)

* It is a fact that South Africa’s copper and iron, and even other resources were mined long before the advent of open pit mines. Some archaeological estimates date mining artifacts back to at least 800 CE. In neighboring Kruger National Park, more than 250 archaeological sites show signs of human occupation back about 1… Continue reading Mining – Open Pit mining (Palabora)

Gold and money – SA and … Goud en geld – Fanie Fondse

* Verseker is ons almal siek en sat, moeg vir die misdaad, aanvalle en moorde, korrupsie op korrupsie, 'n kettingreaksie en sneeubal, die diskriminerende wetgewings van swart bemagtiging, regstellende aksie en onteiening sonder vergoeding, wat gebruik word om hulself te verryk en veral die BOERE volk in die proses verder te vernietig.  Wie word almal… Continue reading Gold and money – SA and … Goud en geld – Fanie Fondse

Nickel-cobalt (Ni-Co)

* Nickel-cobalt (Ni-Co) laterite deposits are supergene enrichments of Ni±Co that form from intense chemical and mechanical weathering of ultramafic parent rocks. These regolith deposits typically form within 26 degrees of the equator, although there are a few exceptions. * Three subtypes of Ni-Co laterite deposits are classified according to the dominant Ni-bearing mineralogy, which… Continue reading Nickel-cobalt (Ni-Co)

Nickle ore – Devil’s Copper

During the 15th century miners in Germany found a brown-red ore which they believed to contain copper.  They called it Kupfernickel or Devils' Copper because they couldn't recover copper from it.   Coins in the USA first used nickel alloyed with copper in 1857. The “nickel” was not made from pure nickel but in 1881, pure… Continue reading Nickle ore – Devil’s Copper

History, cultures and minerals of Afghanistan

The name of Afghanistan was given by the British – designed to divide the people of Khorasan and weaken them through promoting the idea that the land is Pashtun land & that its language should be Pashto. Afghanistan means the ‘Land of Afghans, Awghan, Pathans or Pashtoons also spelt as Pashtuns. These names are variants… Continue reading History, cultures and minerals of Afghanistan

Thokoana James Motlatsi of Lesotho 1987

His date and place of birth is 5 June  1951 at Morifi, Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho.   It was stated in 2014 (mining weekly) that Motlatsi is the Executive chairperson of Teba Limited and non-executive chairperson of Shanduka, Platfields and Verimark.   An organisation, Teba was established before 1902 to support mines and the recruitment of mining personnel. … Continue reading Thokoana James Motlatsi of Lesotho 1987

“Diamond” rush in KwaHlathi Ladysmith

*An apparent “diamond rush” in KwaZulu-Natal has prompted the provincial government to dispatch experts to a site near Ladysmith where residents have over the weekend been extracting stones they believe are diamonds, using household equipment.     * Alles is in rep en roer, daar word gekap en gegrou, op soek na "diamante"  wat eerder… Continue reading “Diamond” rush in KwaHlathi Ladysmith

DRC – minerals

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has large reserves of cobalt, gold, gems, copper, timber, and uranium. However, the most valuable resource that the DRC possess is its large reserve of diamonds. Diamonds essentially serve as a pillar to the DRC's struggling economy. * The Town of Beni Beni lies within the North Kivu region… Continue reading DRC – minerals

Minerals – SA – Minerale

The Economic activity in South Africa has been focused on mining activities.  South Africa’s political, social and economic landscape has been dominated by mining industries.  The country’s stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the… Continue reading Minerals – SA – Minerale

Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures

DISCOVERED AGAINST THE turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, the Tillya Tepe treasure is a glittering assemblage consisting of thousands of golden pieces from all over the ancient world. In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi began digging at the Tillya Tepe site in northern Afghanistan, which archaeologists… Continue reading Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures

Boere volk – Grondsake – Land issues

  * Die Boere volk het tot datum oorleef en is steeds in Suid-Afrika en selfs elders op ander kontinente versamel.   Die Boere volk se getalle mag heelwat minder wees wat so uitgewis is deur Engeland en haar bondgenote, sou dit 'n taal ander situasie gewees het in 2025 indien dit nie so was nie. … Continue reading Boere volk – Grondsake – Land issues