July 12, 2013 AMCU cements position as dominant mine union Impala Platinum has also recognised AMCU its majority union, following a deal struck this week with Sibanye Gold at its Driefontein mine.
July 10, 2013 Fed QE minutes spark brief gold price surge Minutes from US Federal Reserve policy makers showed "many" members believed asset purchases should extend into 2014
July 10, 2013 Does gold price collapse really represent confidence in the global economy? "Policymakers should be cautious in interpreting the plunge in gold prices as a vote of confidence in their performance."
July 5, 2013 Wits Gold makes offer for Burnstone mine South Africa’s Wits Gold has made an offer for Great Basin Gold’s Burnstone mine to give the company its first bullion-producing asset.
July 5, 2013 Freaky Friday: Barrick, Goldcorp, Kinross, Newmont, Randgold take big hits "The decline is feeding on itself."
July 2, 2013 DRC’s army smuggling minerals in east Congo, UN experts A group of UN experts says the army is smuggling minerals in eastern Congo, where the government is trying to cut the link between violence and the mineral trade.
July 2, 2013 South Africa’s deputy president reconvenes mining forum The deputy president met mining houses and trade unions last month in a bid to resolve problems in the industry.
July 2, 2013 Protests hit second largest uranium mine in Namibia About 300 workers, including mine staff and contractor employees, picketed at Langer Heinrich Uranium (LHU) mine last Thursday over pay and treatment by their employer.
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