Gold Fields to spend $1.4 billion prolonging Ghana mine life
The investment will extend the life of the mine by eight years to 2024, in which the firm expects to produce 1.56 million ounces of gold there.
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South African union reaches tentative wage deals with platinum trio
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Worker dies at La Escondida mine
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