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Xstrata fires 400 South African miners

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 02, 2012 | 1:09 pm Africa Europe 

Global miner Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) confirmed Friday it has dismissed 400 workers who have been on an illegal strike at its South African mines. Christopher Tsatsawane, spokesman for the Swiss mining giant, told AFP they had warned the strikers and the deadline...

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