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f--' Imo' ~~-! 96'i?U ~:23 No.Oi'3 P.1;5 <br />~R the mimr,, ,ndustr; csfere any porn-.ir is issued No one was prsent <br />firom 8a;tle Mounts ~~ Gcld. "Qhzer.; Pr.+.est Cold Mining Firms .Dian To <br />G,scharge Water. -; a Pueblo Chie~9a,n Erin Smith. 8130.OU. <br />SAFETY IN V1aEOS Y git derynitio~; videos and radar are Ceing mounted on <br />h,:pe mining vehicles ~~ a brd to stogy workers _eingg run over on the job. <br />Scienhets have tlevelo;.e7 A system usirg a high definiticn video ~anera <br />r-,ounted on the i;lind 6LQt Side Of ;ne VBhiC12, and a video monitor in the <br />back. Blind spots could he eradicated, with drivers and prsdeatrians <br />warned by vcdeo and radar, the CStRQ said. Radio Irequenay :a Bing <br />:tlentihes each person and vehicle ~n the mining site grid alerts the <br />:river to their locauon rlthm a 30-mete; arei of the vehicle. <br />Pedestrians are also Named If'hey are in the pathwa~r of a reveraintq <br />vehicle, witn a device rnecnted under hard-hat visiiors. '`,rWaos Cou:d <br />Halo prevent fJiinu,g Accidents - CSIRO.' Australian Finanaal Review. <br />7/6100. <br />AFRICANIZATiOtI.'.Nrth a victory for his ruling party, Z!mbatnve's <br />oresldent, Robert fA.3abe, now appears reatly !o set his country on a <br />co.^.iroversial new course: seizing fcrei;n-0wned intlustriea, quite <br />pro,ably some o` the world's most valuable mines. Mugabe celled his plan <br />Africanization; what ne means exactly is unclear right now. It can mean <br />the foreigners are erected and go•+'emments take conVOl; it can mean that <br />theyy share control with !coal ind,viouals. Grven Zimbabwe's recent <br />r:ietory N, wouiC seem tnat Mu6aoe intends for Atrlcanzation to moan the <br />g:vernment will serz~ signibcant assets and givb the lion's share to his <br />closest supporters. When the president extends this pr ram to industry. <br />he will be going after important businesses. Buslnessas Tram <br />apnrcximately 60 cc~ntriea havr. ,nvestments 'n Zimbabwe. Because of its <br />importance to the Zimbabwean economy, miri^ rs a shrewo first ohoice. <br />Zimbabwe is the world's third lamest produc®r of gold and platinum, end <br />mining accounts for more than 4v percent of export earnings. In all, 400 <br />mines produce 35 different metals and employ a total of 50.OD0 people, <br />according to Mbendi, a South Africar. business information provider. <br />"Zimbabwe After The Electrons.' ABCNewa.com. Jamie Etheridge. 6/30100- <br />61LATERAL MINING TRE4TY. The Chilean Senate Mining and Energy Commission <br />on Tuesday beg2r; analyzing a bilateral mining treery with Argentina antl <br />should send it to the rlcor for approval soon, Chilean Mining <br />Undersecretary Jacqueline Sainterd said. The treaty's approval plus the <br />availability of a new geological map of the bottler may increase mining <br />investments in 'he two Andean nations, Sainterd said Argentina alroedy <br />approved the treaty, which would taeilltats tax aws snd eliminate red <br />tape for mining projects operating along the border. In practice, the <br />treaty should al cw Argentine Qold, silver and capper mines to ship <br />products more cheaply Ghrougn Chllaan ports, while Sgwing Chilean <br />projects new water sources and space ro dept:sit taNings. tllosl new <br />d!velopnter.t is expected In Argentina. '%hile Saes Bilateral Mining Treaty <br />With Argentina Soon.` Bridge Newe. Forrest Jones. 714/00. <br />Gold In The News is a dally summarf of current Mends within the gold <br />market as reported by the media. It does not necessartty raNect the <br />views of The Goid Institute or its member oompaniee. <br />Sonja Nott <br />The Gold Institute <br />Otrce Manager <br />Tel. 202.835.0185 <br />Fax: 202.835.0'S 55 <br />Email: eonjan ~goltlinstitute. org <br />