But in the world's metal markets, that future has already arrived, and Noranda, the Canadian mining group, has the bruises to prove it.

RTZ, the world's biggest mining group, was unchanged at 677p despite offering a 50pc higher share alternative to its final dividend payment.

Xstrata is a major global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges.

Rio Tinto, the mining group, has agreed a deal with 2012 organisers to supply the metal for the Olympic medals.

Star Africa's mining group is composed of the following commodity departments:

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Bumi plc is a major international mining group.

Long, who has been a civil and mining engineer among other things, is in command of the mining groups.

The mining group, Rice leading them this time, returned with phosphates and some magnesium.

Its first elected governor was lawyer Jose Caballero who used to be a lawyer for the mining group in the province.