July 25, 2011 EU debt agreement, SA supply issues boost platinum PGM prices have been given a lift by the latest EU debt agreement but, while Europe remains a focus over the medium term, for now problems in major supplier, South…
July 25, 2011 CNBC: Zimbabwe state media says diamonds will pay raises Zimbabwe's state media has reported that the state mining corporation says it is paying government employee raises this month with revenues from controversy-mired diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe.
July 25, 2011 150,000 South Africa coal miners start strike South African coal workers went on strike on Monday seeking inflation-busting 14 percent wage increases, but power utility Eskom said the stoppage would not have an immediate impact on plants…
July 25, 2011 Final environmental approval for new Namibia uranium mine Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism has granted environmental approval for the linear infrastructure for the proposed Husab uranium project to Extract Resources subsidiary Swakop Uranium. The approval, covering access…
July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 24, 2011 Namibia’s diamond sector exempt from planned mining tax hike Namibia's Ministry of Finance has announced plans to raise its mining tax by 17 percent, though the increase will not apply to the diamond sector. The ministry said in a…
July 24, 2011 Zimbabwe government rejects all 175 foreign miners’ empowerment plans The government of Zimbabwe has rejected all 175 of the empowerment proposals submitted by foreign-owned mining companies operating in the country, threatening to "kick them out" if the don't revise…
July 24, 2011 DBCM faces workers’ strike over wage disputes Members of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) employed by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) began striking on Friday evening after wage talks between the two parties failed earlier…
July 24, 2011 Sea Diamonds Keep Hytec Busy HYTEC Cape Town has recently been awarded a large contract by De Beers Marine Namibia for the refurbishment of the mining system hydraulics on one of the mining giant’s offshore…
July 24, 2011 SA braces for massive coal strike About 150 000 South African coal workers seeking 14% wage increases plan to walk off the job from Sunday in a strike that could dent exports and hurt power supplies…
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