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South Africa’s new wave of strikes could ruin the economy: President
He added that wildcat strikes, particularly in the platinum and gold sectors in recent months, have cost South Africa dearly.
Vedanta raises $1.7bn, India’s largest ever offshore bond sale
This is a landmark transaction for Vedanta, which is joining domestic peers in catching the flood of US dollars being unleashed by central banks.
South Africa's National Mineworkers Union proposes big wage increases
NUM wants earnings to go up from $530 to $850 per month for underground workers.
Labour strife continues at South African mines
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
Talks between labour and management continue.
Workers strike at Lonmin's South African mine
Mine workers refuse to go underground and all 13 Marikana shafts are not functioning.
Gold Fields produces less, grinds out a two percent drop in gold costs
Gold production was down 11%.
CFO who saved Anglogold $4bn gets top job
CFO Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan who unwound Anglogold's costly hedge book appointed CEO.
VIDEO: Ncondezi Coal develops Mozambique project
Company discusses its thermal coal mine and power generation station.
Lonmin drops five percent after announcing unplanned repairs
No one was injured.
South African mining firms and unions exposed for pay off deal
Anglo Gold Ashanti and BHP Billiton paid salaries of National Union of Mineworkers members.
Eastplats suspends funding for South African 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
The miner's first-quarter output was higher across most commodities including copper, iron ore and diamonds.
VIDEO: DiamondCorp revives Lace mine in South Africa
Company forecasts 13.4 million carats during the mine's 25-year life.
South African mining industry lost $1.5bn last year
Labour disputes also affected the country's gross domestic product and credit rating.
Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals
Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.
Fresh delays hit Glencore-Xstrata $76 billion mega merger
New deadline for completion is May 2.
Nelson Mandela's daughter in sweetheart gold mine deal
Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi; Dudu Myeni, a close associate of President Jacob Zuma, and Cyril Ramaphosa's business partner James Motlatsi are some of the beneficiaries of Gold Fields's controversial South Deep empowerment deal in South Africa.
Amplats prolongs talks with South African government until end of April
Anglo American Platinum may cut as many as 14,000 jobs and mothball two mines.
Shareholders should rein in expectations or quit mining sector: Cynthia Carroll
She said investors need to understand “what it really takes to deliver projects.”
Exxaro Resources ends coal miners' strike in South Africa
South Africa's second-biggest coal miner supplies all of the country's coal-powered electricity plants.
South African mining threatened by electricity shortage
Gold and platinum production could be stopped all together.
Breaking up is hard to do. Drumbeat for unbundling of gold majors gets louder
Hedge funder John Paulson set the ball rolling on the breakup of large gold producers. Some miners see it the same way.
Mining industry to solve lack of skilled workers with technology: study
International mining executives believe the industry is in the midst of a transition from a blue collar to a white collar workforce.
Power cut in SA cost AngloGold 20,000 ounces
The world’s third-largest producer of the precious metal will see its first-quarter production reduced by about 20,000 ounces.
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