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South African strikes spread to iron ore

Frik Els | October 03, 2012 | 2:20 pm Precious Metals Africa Gold Iron Ore 

As many as 75,000 miners, or 15% of the sector's workers in South Africa, are now on wildcat strikes after around 300 employees at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine downed tools on Wednesday. On top of the mining strikes –...

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