September 11, 2012 New body found at Lonmin’s mine; miners refuse to go back to work The body of a man slashed to death was found Tuesday at Lonmin’s (LON:JSE) Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province, where a protracted wildcat strike has cost…
September 10, 2012 Unrest returns to South African gold mine Labour unrest spread in South Africa on Monday when 15,000 workers stopped operations at a Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) mine while few workers reported for duty in…
September 10, 2012 Petra Diamonds selling non-core South African mines London-listed Petra Diamonds shares were on the rise again Monday after the company revealed Friday it had started selling three of its non-core mines.
September 10, 2012 Continental Coal shares soar Shares rose almost 20% in London on Monday over the news that the junior miner is poised to sell its South African thermal coal mining assets.
September 10, 2012 Riverstone intersects 2.39 g/t gold over 24 meters atKao The company reports on results from seventeen diamond drill holes on the Kao Deposit, which forms part of the company's flagship Karma Gold Project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
September 9, 2012 South African police brace as Lonmin workers set to return on Monday South African police are braced for possible violence ahead of Monday's back-to-work deadline for striking workers at Lonmin's flagship platinum mine, where 44 people died in labour strife last month,…
September 8, 2012 Strike costs Lonmin $95 million so far Analysts estimate that the wage increase, if enacted, would wipe out the company's already thin margins.
September 8, 2012 Xstrata scoffs at new Glencore offer as merger of equals becomes hostile takeover The new Glencore offer is "significantly lower than would be expected in a takeover" and the intention to replace Mick Davis represented “a significant risk” says Xstrata's board.
September 6, 2012 Partial truce reached at South Africa’s Lonmin mine Platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) has signed an agreement to end a nearly four-week platinum-mine strike and return to Marikana mine by Monday, but key parties didn't participate, undermining the government-backed…
September 6, 2012 South Africa’s economic outlook darkens over mining turmoil The South African economy has struggled over the past few weeks as reports of unrest in the country’s mines drove down the equities of most local miners.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 Mt of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended December 31. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
