Gold One closes Ezulwini for 30 days
Gold One International says it will close its Ezulwini mine for at least a month, citing
the rise in intimidation and tension within the mining sector as reason.
Gold wage talks fail, retrenchments likely
Striking mineworkers and their employers in the gold sector are seemingly further
apart than ever as formal wage discussions collapse.
Some damage already permanent – Holland
Some of the damage caused by the spate of strikes across the mining industry is
already permanent, warns Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland.
Gold miners offer lifeline in wage talks
The Chamber of Mines has agreed to give striking workers in the gold industry more
time to consider employers’ wage increase proposals.
Grades, tremors add to Blyvoor’s woes
A striking workforce is not the only challenge Village Main Reef faces at its recently
acquired Blyvoor mine.
Gold miners reject pay offer – report
UPDATED: Striking gold miners have rejected the industry’s latest wage offer,
reports news agency Reuters.
New wage offer comes with ultimatum
Employers in the gold mining sector have tabled new wage hike proposals, but the
offer is conditional on all striking employees returning to work by Thursday evening.
Two SA gold shares making hay as rand slips
Gold companies lucky enough to have avoided strike action sweeping the sector have
found the weakening in the rand somewhat helpful to operating cash flows.
Gold One likely to delay Hong Kong listing
Gold One International, which on Tuesday dismissed 1,435 striking workers, is likely
to push back its proposed listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Pan African Resources bucks the trend
Over the last 12 months the gold index has shrunk about 13%, but Pan African
Resources, run by former Harmony Gold manager Jan Nelson, has moved the other
way, gaining about 61%.