August 21, 2013

Two-thousand workers protest Amplats job cuts

Hold off strike action for now.

August 19, 2013

Amplats job cuts: 6,900 in September

Nearly 7,000 South African employees will soon be out of work.

August 19, 2013

Gold is now ready to test September 2011 highs

It's very possible we could see gold retesting the September 2011 highs in the next three or four months.

August 16, 2013

South African union heats up rivalry via Twitter

NUM boycotts Marikana commemoration.

August 16, 2013

South Africa remembers those dead at Marikana mine

Sticks and umbrellas replaced machetes and spears.

August 14, 2013

AMCU union officially replaces rival

Platinum-miner Lonmin recognizes AMCU as majority union.

August 13, 2013

The Shanghai fix: Chinese gold dealers manipulated prices for years

Five retailers were fined $1.63 million, equivalent to 1% of 2012 sales.

August 12, 2013

Astronomers identify 12 asteroids close enough for mining

UK researchers went through a list of 9,000 near-Earth celestial bodies.

August 12, 2013

Top gold producers in SA downgraded by HSBC to ‘sell’

Lower bullion prices affecting rating of AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold and Sibanye Gold.

August 12, 2013

Union leader killed at Lonmin’s Marikana mine

The victim is presumed to be the latest casualty of a deadly battle for supremacy between rival unions at the Splatinum mine