South African women push for top spots in mining

Smangele Mngomezulu worked for 15 years at South African mining giant Anglo American, but apartheid-era laws banned her from donning a hard hat and shoveling ore. Now, over a decade after the collapse of race laws, she heads down into sweltering underground mines as the owner of her own company, with Anglo as one of her customers. Women like Mngomezulu are still rare, despite the scrapping of apartheid-era... 

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Thistle Mining 3Q Cash Flow $1.7 Million Vs $1.6 Million

Thistle Mining announced Friday a cash flow generated by operations was $1.7 million in the third quarter compared to cash flow used in operations of $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2005. The improvement reflects an increase in sales. Cash flow generated by operations was $2.9 million for the first nine months compared to cash flow used in operations of $ 16.0 million for the first six months...