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Little did they know it backed on to a coal tip - a large mound of waste left over from former mining operations.

The Rand Club was founded a year later by mining magnates, including Cecil John Rhodes, who walked the future streets of Johannesburg and selected a corner for what he deemed an essential gentlemen’s club.

"Our methods could have an impact on the plans for future near-Earth asteroid exploration or even asteroid mining."

Russia has traditionally concentrated its operations in the north of Mali, home to rich mining resources which are of interest to Moscow.

But becoming a full-time artist was “never a dream of mine,” she said.