<< PLEASE NOTE: This is part one of a two part report. VOICED: A Sky News investigation has found children as young as four working in appalling conditions in cobalt mines in Africa -- some for as little as eight pence a day. Cobalt...

A zoo in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi has declared a "heatwave emergency" as temperatures soar in South Asian nation, as caretakers rush to install air coolers and give ice blocks the the animals to help them battle the heat...

1. Wide of speakers at news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Don Brownlee, University of Washington astronomer and the mission's principal scientist: "Remarkably enough, we have found fire and ice. We have found samples in the coldest...

CLEAN : Malawi launches mineral resources report

Feb.21 -- Michal Meidan, Asia analyst at Energy Aspects, discusses the electric vehicles, demand for minerals in batteries and impact on oil. She speaks with Tom Keene and Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Oct.28 -- David Lennox, resource analyst at Fat Prophets, discusses Indonesia’s early ban on nickel exports and what it means for the markets. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”

Work will soon begin on what will certainly be one of the most important - and controversial - hydro- electric schemes in Africa, the dam on the Zambezi at Cobora (Cahora) -Bassa in Mozambique. The dam will produce more power than the...

Black diamonds, also known as carbonado, are extremely rare, and are found naturally on Earth only in Brazil and Central Africa.

CLEAN : Firms must be alert to Congo

Feb.05 -- Darren Davis, president and chief executive officer of Saudi Arabian Mining Co., also known as Maaden, talks about commodities including aluminium and gold, and the prospects for his company. He speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din...

Australian miner South32 posted a more than five-fold jump in annual profit as it benefited from strong prices for commodities including coal and aluminum. Graham Kerr, South32's CEO & Managing Director, discusses the results in...

LEADIN Israel is experiencing a water crisis after suffering five years of drought. It's an issue affecting farmers and tourism - but the government's solution to increase desalination has not been welcomed by...

LEADIN Israel is experiencing a water crisis after suffering five years of drought. It's an issue affecting farmers and tourism - but the government's solution to increase desalination has not been welcomed by...

Oct. 7 -- Royal Nickel president and Chief Executive Officer Mark Selby talks about what comes next in the mining industry as Glencore abandons its takeover bid for Rio Tinto and the consolidation opportunities that exist for his...

CLEAN: Nuclear weapons threat not decreasing, study says

Pan across cloud of billowing white smoke to smokestack emitting it / WS smokestack emitting smoke / VS CU drill bit bores into ore in mine / CU coal miner with light on helmet / mine train moves away with miner riding; car is full of...

Maaden Chief Executive Officer Abdulaziz Al Harbi talks about third-quarter revenues exceeding expectations and how mineral prices in Saudi Arabia should stabilize in 2022. He speaks with Bloomberg's Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg...

Aug.20 -- Jorn Madsen, chief executive officer at Maersk Drilling A/S, discusses oil demand, acquisitions and the roll of the company in the future. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”

Max Baucus, a former American ambassador to China who also served for more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, discusses what the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan means for China and calls the situation in Kabul "a mess." He...

BHP Group Ltd. shares are trading lower in Australia. The world's biggest miner slashed its dividend after rising costs and softer commodity prices drove a decline in half-year profit. David Stringer on reports on Bloomberg...

1. Wide of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan walking into news conference 2. Wide of news conference 3. Kan speaking at podium 4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister: "I said (to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao) that our...

Larger and "better" diamond deposits have been found near the controversial Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe, according to the country's Minister for Mines and Mining Development. Obert Mpofu said on Wednesday that gems in Chimanimani...

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