October 13, 2012 Anglo American suffers losses of $126 million on wild cat strikes The world's largest platinum producer has announced losses to revenue of $126 million as result of protracted labor disputes in South Africa.
October 12, 2012 Report: Half of gold miners in Africa could be children Many children and teenagers skip school to work at the gold mines where they can earn $14 during a six-day week workweek.
October 12, 2012 Areva mothballs Namibia uranium mine The price of the nuclear fuel is down 10% in just the last three months.
October 12, 2012 Vale kicks off copper production at Zambia mine Brazil's Vale (NYSE:VALE) announced it has started producing copper concentrate at its Lubambe mine in Zambia.
October 12, 2012 South Africa: Mining labour unrest comes full circle The intensity of the current wave of protest echoes the far-reaching Durban strikes in 1973, writes Lisa Steyn.
October 11, 2012 South African gold miners reject wage offer Striking gold miners have rejected the industry's latest wage offer, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Thursday, confirming mining companies’ fears of labour unrest lasting longer than expected.
October 10, 2012 SEMAFO announces third quarter gold production of 52,300 ounces The company today announced production totaling 52,300 ounces of gold for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.
October 9, 2012 Gold One fires over 75% of its workers South Africa's Gold One followed Amplats example and fired Tuesday 1,435 of its 1,900 Ezulwini employees in South Africa, after a week-long illegal strike.
October 9, 2012 Firestone reports diamond quality improvement at Lesotho Africa-focused junior miner Firestone Diamonds reported that the quality and value of diamonds recovered at its Liqhobong plant in Lesotho has improved since the company shut down the plant in…
October 9, 2012 Gamma rays used to find diamonds The University of Johannesburg has successful obtained a patent for a new device which is capable of identifying rocks that contain diamonds.
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