Posted in About the news, blogs, brandy, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, Jobs and Salaries, mining, tagged ANC, Chinese, colonialism, Malema, wages, Zuma on September 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
More on the deplorable wages for mine workers in Africa. Here below is a repeat of a full report on the killing of Chinese mine supervisors in Zambia. Let us face it, Chinese colonialism is taking over and resuscitating European African colonialism. Why are those African incapable of resisting the lure of exploiters and over-lords? (more…)
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, tagged ANC, death, Malema, platinum on August 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I posted a personal perspective on the deaths of many miners at the hands of police on the platinum mines of South Africa. Since that posting things have gone from bad to worse. There are more reports of more deaths. And speech is getting more heated. Here is one comment on a news report: (more…)
Posted in About the news, Africa, Investing & Finance, Latin America, tagged ANC, Bolivia, ernst, Guatemala, nationalization, South Africa, Tahoe Resources, young on July 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
That venerable firm, Ernst & Young have just issued their latest, Business Risks Facing Mining and Metal 2012-2013. It is worth looking at their site at this link and downloading the report’s Executive Summary. To whet your appetite, here is the number one risk they write about, namely Resource Nationalism: (more…)
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