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Mining Indaba Conference Wraps Up

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February 7th 2008
Up at a reasonable hour this morning. Followed up on my Discover issue and the licence has been installed successfully (yay!!!). Now I need to find time to play with the program. Spent 5 minutes rotating the geophysics in 3D so look forward to spending a few hours and playing with the software. Arrived at the conference around 9:30 and chatted with a few people. Caught a couple of talks, nothi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more