September 9, 2012

South African police brace as Lonmin workers set to return on Monday

South African police are braced for possible violence ahead of Monday's back-to-work deadline for striking workers at Lonmin's flagship platinum mine, where 44 people died in labour strife last month,…

September 8, 2012

Strike costs Lonmin $95 million so far

Analysts estimate that the wage increase, if enacted, would wipe out the company's already thin margins.

September 6, 2012

Partial truce reached at South Africa’s Lonmin mine

Platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) has signed an agreement to end a nearly four-week platinum-mine strike and return to Marikana mine by Monday, but key parties didn't participate, undermining the government-backed…

September 6, 2012

South Africa’s economic outlook darkens over mining turmoil

The South African economy has struggled over the past few weeks as reports of unrest in the country’s mines drove down the equities of most local miners.

September 5, 2012

South Africa’s mining troubles get anime treatment

Taiwanese news animators, Next Media Animation, produced a video showing the unfolding platinum troubles in South Africa.

September 2, 2012

South Africa drops Lonmin miners’ murder charges

South African prosecutors have temporarily withdrawn murder charges against the 270 miners accused Thursday of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana…

September 2, 2012

Lonmin set for talks amid increasing strikes in SAfrica

Striking platinum mineworkers gather for a report back on negotiations at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa's North West Province.

August 30, 2012

Macabre twist: Lonmin protesters who survived massacre face murder charges

Two weeks after South African police opened fire on a group of 3,000 workers and killed 34 people protesting at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, prosecutors are bringing…

August 29, 2012

Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa

Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that…

August 27, 2012

This week’s technical snapshop

Let's dive right into charts and get started to see where the Gold and Silver Sector stand this week.