GLS 100 Minerals and Mineral Resources The diamond is a rare mineral that is used for many different things in today’s world. Diamonds are composed of carbon know as the chemical symbol C. In a diamond the carbon atoms are covalently bonded to one another. The physical properties of the diamond consist of colors of yellow‚ brown‚ gray‚ white‚ blue‚ black‚ reddish‚ greenish and colorless. The luster is adamantine to waxy. The specific gravity is 3.5‚ which is about the average for a mineral.
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I am pleased to share my concerns‚ analysis and recommendation about the Merseyside Project with you. Your DCF analysis is excellent and helpful. However‚ I have to make some changes to it. The memo will be divided into 6 parts. Suggestions for Merseyside project: P1 What should change in the DCF analysis and why: P1-P3 Other important issues: P3-P4 Evaluation of each investment Criteria: P4-P5 Ultimate recommendation and forward looking: P5-P6 Revised DCF analysis: Appendix
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Analysis of Woolworth’s plc and WHSmith plc Analysis of how both companies meet their financial objectives and aims. INTRODUCTION: In this report I have decided to concentrate on two companies‚ Woolworth’s plc and WHSmith plc‚ I will be analysing and comparing the two companies on their objectives (what they say their objectives are‚ and how they meet those objectives set) and their performances (if they have made profit or loss). I will research all these from their annual report‚ which is provided
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Date:16th January 2012 Electrocomponents plc Electrocomponents plc is a high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. It has two brands – RS Components and Allied Electronics. It operates in 32 countries and another 37 through dustributors. It is a European technology hardware and equipment sector. They offer customers an easy way to find‚ design‚ and purchase the right electronic components for their application. Electrocomponents plc has been implementing a major reorganization
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Victoria Chemicals: The Merseyside Project Executive Summary Victoria Chemicals is facing pressures from investors to improve its financial performances. The plant manager is currently considering whether to accept a GBP 12million initial outlay project to renovate its polypropylene production line at Merseyside plant. The benefit of the plant is the lower energy requirement of production and a greater manufacturing capacity. This report consist a recommendation for the plant manager which consists
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Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together
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Case #22 Victoria Chemicals Synopsis and Objectives go/no-go decision 1. The identification of relevant cash flows; in particular‚ the treatment of: a. sunk costs b. cash flows obtained by cannibalizing another activity within the firm c. exploitation of excess transportation capacity d. corporate overhead allocations e. cash flows of unrelated projects f. inflation. 2. The critical assessment of a capital-investment evaluation system
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believe that selling diamonds would create a social conflict because a company can run the risk of selling blood diamonds without even knowing‚ even though it can give a great profit to a jewelry company. Blood diamonds or conflict diamonds are “diamonds that come from areas where there is conflict such as violence groups and rebels that are protestors against their government like war zones. These diamonds are obtained in using slaves or slave-people regime. Usually‚ blood diamonds are associated with
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Ryan Conde QU301 Skyers Blood Diamonds Conflict diamonds are most commonly found in Africa‚ and are mined by slaves. The diamonds mined in this area were coined “blood diamonds” because enabled violence and destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives. I believe that as a global community we allowed‚ and sometimes encouraged the trade of conflict diamonds. Conflict diamonds derived from war zones and were sold to fuel insurgencies and guerilla groups. The lack of care was especially apparent
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Although diamonds often represent marriage‚ beauty‚ and romance‚ the process of getting these diamonds have been heart wrenching. Between the billions of people killed by the rebels wanting control over the diamonds‚ and the erosion which has caused damage to the ecosystem by the mining‚ South Africa was forced into a Civil War. Before the issue was announced‚ we were unknowingly contributing to the Blood Diamonds by purchasing these conflict diamonds. With the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme
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