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Labour strife continues at South African mines

Kerry Hall | May 19, 2013
Mining town Rustenberg in South Africa

The city of Rustenberg (pictured) is the centre of South Africa's platinum belt where mineworkers are keeping up job action.

Lonmin's South African mine resumes operation after strike

Kerry Hall | May 18, 2013
Lonmin mine workers

Talks between labour and management continue.

Workers strike at Lonmin's South African mine

Kerry Hall | May 14, 2013
striking miners

Mine workers refuse to go underground and all 13 Marikana shafts are not functioning.

Union organizer killed in South Africa

Anthony Halley | May 13, 2013
lonmin

Tensions rise ahead of major mining wage talks.

Big Mick Davis and Goldman Sachs building takeover war chest

Frik Els | May 6, 2013
Big Mick Davis hires Goldman for takeover war chest

Outgoing Xstrata chief won't be sitting still after Glencore takeover.

Let the weak miners fail: Leonard Melman

Anthony Halley | May 1, 2013
Leonard Melman

Melman writes about global economic influences on mining.

Lonmin drops five percent after announcing unplanned repairs

Michael Allan McCrae | April 30, 2013
lonmin platinum number two furnace

No one was injured.

The 'now or never moment' for private equity in mining

Anthony Halley | April 29, 2013
business finance mining deal

"Interest from private equity in sector is the highest I have ever seen"

South Africa's largest mining union to pursue double-digit pay increase

Anthony Halley | April 29, 2013
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Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.

Miners in the dark on Zimbabwe’s plans to seize foreign stakes

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2013
Miners in the dark on Zimbabwe’s plans to seize foreign stakes

A draft bill leaked to the media last week shows the government is planning to amend the current law to avoid paying compensation to foreign miners.

SLIDESHOW: Mining billionaires 2013

Frik Els | April 28, 2013
SLIDESHOW: Mining billionaires 2013. How the mighty have fallen

How the mighty have fallen.

Platinum Group Metals continues to significantly expand Waterberg platinum discovery

Marketwired | April 23, 2013

Platinum Group Metals Ltd.announces that results from shallow step out holes up-dip and in-fill holes within the 10.1 million ounce platinum, palladium and gold inferred resource continue to significantly expand and confirm the discovery.

Eastplats suspends funding for the Crocodile River Mine Development Plan

MINING.com Editor | April 23, 2013

Eastern Platinum News Release April 19th, 2013.

The charts don't lie

Markets really only move well two or three times a year and you can make a mint during those times.

Eastplats suspends funding for South African Crocodile River mine

Kerry Hall | April 20, 2013
Crocodile River mine

The company cited low prices and productivity as reasons for the decision.

Anglo logs upbeat results, but Minas Rio, Amplats still a thorn in Cutifani's side

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2013
Anglo logs upbeat results, but Minas Rio, Amplats still a thorn in Cutifani's side

The miner's first-quarter output was higher across most commodities including copper, iron ore and diamonds.

How Canadian mining can maintain its global competitive edge

Anthony Halley | April 17, 2013
Canada mining

Canada should not take for granted its position as a mining industry giant.

Meltdown for mining stocks

Frik Els | April 15, 2013
Meltdown for metals stocks

A plunge in precious metals prices and weak copper drag mining stocks to new lows.

Norilsk profit decline to hurt Rusal

Anthony Halley | April 14, 2013
Russia

40% Norilsk profit decline will eat into key dividends for Russia's largest aluminum producer.

It's been a good run: commodities traders out-earned the big banks 2003-2013

Anthony Halley | April 14, 2013
commodities good run

No matter what happens to the 'supercycle', it's been a great decade for major commodities traders.

Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals

Frik Els | April 9, 2013
gold mining stocks

Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.

Market correcting, metals in limbo

Silver bars

For now, gold is once again something to avoid. It seems like all the precious metals charts are now in limbo as we wait for a buy or sell signal.

Why you need to wait to buy gold jewelry

Dubai Chronicle | April 6, 2013
Diamond ring put on finger

Gold jewelry will be much cheaper in a few months, precisely in the summer, as some forecast the price of gold will decline to $1200-$1300 per ounce.

Experts survey points to higher gold prices next week

Anthony Halley | April 5, 2013
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A 2/3 majority of survey respondents see gold up next week.

Why Rick Rule bought $280m of platinum and palladium

The Metals Report | April 2, 2013

When Rick Rule pairs lower grades, labor strife and inefficient mines with the relentless demand for platinum and palladium, his result is an investment thesis that could pay off for bullion and equity investors.

INFOGRAPHIC: Mining your iPhone

MINING.com Editor | April 2, 2013
iPhone mining

"There's more gold in a pound of electronics than a pound of ore."

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