The mining industry of Lesotho is mostly concentrated on diamond mining and as such the mining sector in the country has not played any significant role...
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economy of Lesotho is based on tourism, manufacturing, mining, and agriculture, and depends heavily on remittances from its diaspora. Lesotho, a lower...
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Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa...
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and cobalt). The mineral industry's exports make up an important part of the African gross income. Ongoing mining projects of more than US$1 billion are...
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The mining industry of Eswatini vests with the Ngwenyama (the king) who authorizes mineral rights after due consultation with the Minerals Committee, which...
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stood at roughly 22.7% of GDP. The largest component of Poland's economy is the service sector (62.3%), followed by industry (34.2%) and agriculture...
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Letseng diamond mine (category Economy of Lesotho)
Destiny of 62.8 grams (314 carats) and the Letšeng dynasty of 71.4 grams (357 carats). Mining industry of Lesotho List of largest rough diamonds List of diamonds...
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contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%. In 2010 agriculture, forestry, and mining accounted for only 0.9% of Germany's gross...
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production costs, lack of investment in infrastructure, and a challenge to the new mining law have contributed to the mining industry's overall decline.[citation...
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to slash fuel aid". BBC News. 31 August 2005. "Coal Mining in Indonesia - Indonesian Coal Industry | Indonesia Investments". indonesia-investments.com...
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Firestone Diamonds (redirect from Firestone Diamond Mining)
of the Liqhobong Valley in the Maluti Mountains of northern Lesotho and is operated by Liqhobong Mining Development Company (Proprietary) Limited ('LMDC')...
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12 April 2024. "Mining - UkraineInvest". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2024. "Ukraine Critical Minerals Portfolio" (PDF). Ministry of Ecology and Natural...
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Lucara Diamond (category Mining in Lesotho)
estimated US$2.2 billion of diamonds. AK6 is in the Orapa/Letlhakane district. Other operations include the Mothae diamond project in Lesotho, where kimberlite...
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Southern Africa (redirect from Demographics of Southern Africa)
characteristics of the land. The most restrictive definition considers the region of Southern Africa to consist of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, and...
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Sotho people (redirect from List of Sotho people)
employment in the mining industry. Migrant workers from the Free State and Lesotho thus helped spread Sesotho to the urban areas of South Africa. It is...
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University of Lesotho, the main and oldest university in Lesotho, is located in Roma, 34 km (21 mi) southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The Roma...
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Chinese era of investment in Lesotho, remittance from Basotho was the core source of income for many in Lesotho. This came from the mining industry. The instability...
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"'A concealed economy': Artisanal diamond mining in Butha-Buthe district, Lesotho". The Extractive Industries and Society. 7 (3): 975–981. Bibcode:2020ExIS...
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Mining remains one of the most important sources of export earnings and is still a significant contributor to economic growth. The mining industry is...
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Mohale Dam (category Dams in Lesotho)
concrete faced rock-fill dam in Lesotho. It is the second dam, under Phase 1B of the series of dams of the proposed Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)...
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Gem Diamonds (category Diamond mining companies)
Lesotho Diamond Sells for $40M", Diamonds.net, March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018. Reuters "Gem recovers 169 ct diamond at Letšeng", Mining Weekly...
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Lighobong diamond mine (category Diamond mines in Lesotho)
by Firestone Diamonds and 25% owned by the government of Lesotho. "Mineral Industry of Lesotho and Swaziland" (PDF). minerals.usgs.gov. 2010. Retrieved...
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and the publication of the Leon Commission report brought major changes to the mining industry, including the implementation of a new Mine Health and...
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Zama zama (category Mining and the environment)
rudimentary tools and explosives for mining. Most of the zama zamas come from neighboring countries such as Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This trade...
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also has a small fishing industry. Annual catches in recent years have totaled about 5,000 tons. Haiti has a mining industry which extracted minerals...
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Vaal Reefs (category Populated places in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality)
disaster. This tragedy brought two key changes to the mining industry: The immediate implementation of a new Health & Safety Act and shareholders providing...
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Vaal River (redirect from History of the Vaal River)
representatives of Lesotho, South Africa, the European Union, United Nations and the World Bank. It was then estimated to cost R9.1 billion for the first phase of the...
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Orange River (redirect from History of the Orange River)
river in South Africa. With a total length of 2,432 km (1,511 mi), the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north...
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The economy of Eswatini is fairly diversified. Agriculture, forestry and mining account for about 13 percent of Eswatini's GDP whereas manufacturing (textiles...
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social expenditure stood at roughly 29% of GDP. Finland's key economic sector is manufacturing. The largest industries are electronics (21.6% - very old data)...
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