September 16, 2012 Amplats to resume South Africa operations on Tuesday JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum plans to resume operations at its Rustenburg mine in South Africa on Tuesday after it suspended work following labor unrest, it said on Sunday.
September 14, 2012 Lonmin miners reject 20% wage increase offer Striking miners at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine rejected a 20% wage increase offer from the company. The offer increases the base pay of an entry level worker to around ZAR…
September 14, 2012 Rising tensions cause Aquarius Platinum and Xstrata to suspend Rustenburg mines Due to unrest in Rustenburg, South Africa, Aquarius Platinum announced it has suspended operations at its Kroondal platinum mine until September 16.
September 14, 2012 Aquarius Platinum and Xstrata halt operations in S.Africa Aquarium Platinum (LON,ASX, JSE:AQP) and Xstrata (LON: ) are the latest casualties of the ongoing labour unrest in South Africa. Both companies announced Friday they have suspended operations, as police…
September 14, 2012 Gold mining industry shooting itself in the foot The gold mining industry has been digging its own grave by telling just half of the real cost story, Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) CEO Nick Holland told the audience Thursday at…
September 13, 2012 Strikers block access to Anglo platinum shafts; organizers may be linked to Lonmin, Impala strikes Striking Anglo Platinum workers have blocked roads leading to shafts owned by the miner. Anglo Platinum is the largest platinum producer in the world.
September 13, 2012 Malema calls for general mining strike and nationalization Julius Malema, the ex-leader of the Youth League of South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), called on the government to nationalize the country's mines in a radio…
September 13, 2012 ‘Eastwooding’ space miners pitch ideas to ‘invisible Obama’ No U.S. president has waxed as poetically about mining the moon the way John F. Kennedy did about landing on it. But that didn't stop four entrepreneurs from making their…
September 13, 2012 Labour leader calls S.A. workers to ‘bring mining companies to their knees’ Mametlwe Sebei, one of the main leaders of South Africa's striking platinum miners, urged workers to go on a national strike that he said would "bring mining companies to their…
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