* Dit is nie net belangrik om ingelig te wees nie, maar interessant om te weet watter land, regering of besighede afkomstig van waar ookal, gemyn word in suidelike Afrika, spesifiek Namibië asook die res van Suid-Afrika. Alles word letterlik omgedolwe, meeste myne word ook nooit gerehabilieer nie, wat dodelik is vir enige land en… Continue reading Uraan in Namibië: Rossing
Kategorie: Minerals of Africa
Mynbedryf, landbou, ekonomie, werkskepping, voedsel
* Sindikate werk al vir dekades in Suid-Afrika in alle bedrywe - korrupsie, wanbestuur en misdade is aan die orde van die dag. Daarteenoor is die vorigeMinister van Polisie, sy hele mag, wat meerderheid is in die land, wat bykans nooit enige van die sake oplos nie. Eskom, 'n baba van die regering en die… Continue reading Mynbedryf, landbou, ekonomie, werkskepping, voedsel
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)
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
“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
Russia in Africa – Summit October 2019
BRICS .... Moet ons begin bekommerd raak of wees oor die Russiese "teenwoordigheid" of is dit minerale wat die Russe na SA en die res van Afrika trek? Rusland is ook in Mosambiek betrokke by die noordelikste provinsie waar daar groot neerslae van gas is. Te verstane as daar gekyk word hoe daar na… Continue reading Russia in Africa – Summit October 2019
DRC – Mining – illegal miners – Glencore
* Thousands of illegal miners operate in and around mines for ages in southern Congo and also other countries. Some are dangerous mining activities and areas. At least 36 artisanal miners were killed during 2019, when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned by Glencore collapsed in southeast Congo, the provincial governor… Continue reading DRC – Mining – illegal miners – Glencore
Richtersveld – Diamonds
There are various kinds of minerals in South Africa - we all know that and we all know that there were different WARS about this minerals and there are still today the same WARS, between the people and those "elites" that wanted everything for themselves. Richtersveld area was also a land claim from the Khoi… Continue reading Richtersveld – Diamonds
China in Africa
* The Chinese debt traps are ensnaring African nations. In some cases, there may be no way out... Is this Bad news for Africa. CHINA’S increased lending to governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the potential to support economic growth, but also amplifies credit risks for countries with already high debt burdens and deteriorating external… Continue reading China in Africa
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










