South Africa’s largest mining union to pursue double-digit pay increase
Labour tensions rising ahead of mining sector wage negotiations.
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Vale reaches deal with Argentine authorities, quits $6 billion potash project
It will pay two and a half months salary to about 4,000 workers.
Miners in the dark on Zimbabwe’s plans to seize foreign stakes
A draft bill leaked to the media last week shows the government is planning to amend the current law to avoid paying compensation to foreign miners.
Zambia corners mining companies to stop tax evasion
New rules likely to come into force by mid-May.
Sale of Pinto Valley brings BHP’s offloads to $5bn
BHP sells the Pinto Valley copper mine and the associated San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company to Capstone Mining for $650m.
BHP Billiton sells Pinto Valley mining operation for US$650 million
BHP Billiton employees working at Pinto Valley and SMARRCO will become employees of Capstone as part of the transaction.
All the big banks forecast a higher gold price this year
But the outlook for 2014 is decidedly more bearish.
SLIDESHOW: Mining billionaires 2013
How the mighty have fallen.
Small victory for ‘marvelous’ 14m tonne Valemax fleet
China allowed one partially loaded Valemax to dock earlier in April, but carrying 400,000 tonnes of iron ore is still banned.
