November 2, 2012 Xstrata fires 400 South African miners Global diversified miner Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) confirmed Friday it has dismissed 400 of its workers who have been on an illegal strike at its South African mines.
November 1, 2012 Canada’s Afri-Can diamonds considering JSE listing Canadian marine diamond miner Afri-Can Diamonds, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, is examining a potential listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
November 1, 2012 Amplats announces transfer of 51% of Zimbabwe mine to locals Anglo Platinum announced today that it is transferring 51% ownership of its Unki mine in Zimbabwe to locals. The decision came after President Robert Mugabe's administration pressured Amplats to do…
November 1, 2012 AngloGold: Sit-in at Mponeng mine resolved AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. announced today that a sit-in at its Mponeng mine in Carletonville, in which some 120 of a total of 6,000 workers participated, was resolved in the early…
November 1, 2012 Coal of Africa reports 3Q results, end of strike at Mooiplaats Coal of Africa Ltd. today reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.
November 1, 2012 Striking South African coal miners killed at Canadian mine South African police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse a group of striking coal miners a day after security guards killed two workers that had tried to break into…
November 1, 2012 Anglo Platinum miners say they won’t return to work Thousands of dismissed workers at Anglo American Platinum Ltd.’s (Amplats) mine in Rustenburg have still not accepted an offer to reinstate them, the world's largest producer of the metal said…
October 31, 2012 EU delays Glencore-Xstrata merger verdict The European Commission said Wednesday it is delaying the deadline to emit a verdict on Glencore International PLC's $70 billion merger proposal with Xstrata (LON:XTA) after Glencore (LON:GLENA) made concessions…
October 31, 2012 Merrex releases drill results and drilling resumes at Siribaya gold project The Siribaya Gold Project is a 50/50 joint Merrex-IAMGOLD advanced-stage gold exploration project in West Mali.
October 30, 2012 Investors flee Centamin after Egyptian court annuls gold concession The Alexandria-based company tried to pour cold water on the reports and said operations at the mine – the first modern gold mine to open in the North African country…
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
