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Xstrata withdraws disputed employee share programme

Business Day | October 19, 2011 | 7:10 pm Africa Europe

Xstrata, the diversified mining group, has withdrawn its proposed employee share ownership programme, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. Lesiba Seshoka, spokesperson for the union, said Xstrata had written a letter of withdrawal…