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Basic Limpopo Water Jever Pils Beer mat from AGM Photo Album.   Eric Pigdon reports a clip from today's breaking Financial News.   Can our shareholders make any claims on the grounds that the water rights are ours?   "Shares in takeover target Rio Tinto (RIO) slipped 93p to 5,434p despite news of a 1.04 billion tonne coal find at Chapudi in the Limpopo coal basin of South Africa. "This is a significant find in an area that has previously been viewed as having little geological potential," said Preston Chiaro, chief executive of Rio Tinto Energy & Minerals.   "We are currently planning the next phase of the project by beginning our pre-feasibility studies," he added.   Preliminary studies indicate that up to 40% of the coal may be suitable for use in a power station.   The companies involved, Chapudi Coal (in which Rio holds a 70% interest) and Kwezi Mining (in which Rio has a 49% interest), are in talks with Eskom, which generates 95% of the electricity used in South Africa, and independent powerproviders.   "The project's potential to produce thermal coal for electricity generation comes at a time when South Africa needs to rapidly increase its generating capacity," said Rio.   Alongside is the reverse of a beer map from the Jever Officers Mess (e.v.=Registered Assocaition).
(Thanks to Jeff Jeffrey, Eric Pigdon and Donna Crtchley-Kola.)
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