Implats in fresh strike alert after new demand
The platinum miner confirms it is negotiating with labour representatives that are
"Amcu-aligned’ as the threat of fresh industrial unrest hits its key Rustenburg mine.
Archie Palane points finger at NUM failings
NUM ex-deputy secretary Archie Palane says central bargaining, now touted as the
answer to platinum woes, would have become policy had he been elected leader.
The time is nigh for Lonmin
Lonmin will soon be faced with difficult decisions should employees not heed its call
to return to work, a situation deemed unlikely by many of the parties involved.
Gold Fields’ KDC West hit by strike
Operations at Gold Fields’ KDC West gold mine have been brought to halt following
the start of a second unprotected strike in as many weeks at the gold mining firm.
Gold Fields workers seek R12,500
Striking workers at Gold Fields’ KDC West mine are demanding a minimum monthly
salary of R12,500, a benchmark in a spate of wage-related labour disputes across
the industry.
IDC seeks to cool tempers in Kalagadi feud
The Industrial Development Corporation says it’s working hard at bringing the feud
between Kalahari Resources and global steel giant ArcelorMittal to an end.
Wescoal signs R700m Eskom supply pact
Wescoal, the junior coal miner, has signed a R700m, three-year coal supply
agreement with Eskom.
Glencore sweetens Xstrata ‘takeover’ proposal
Glencore surprised the market issuing improved terms for its combination with Xstrata but could term the proposal a takeover with its CEO, Ivan Glasenberg taking the reins of the combined unit.
Amcu won’t budge until R12,500/pm agreed
Amcu said that only an agreement to pay miners R12,500 per month would bring an
end to strike action at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, now into its third week.
“I don’t want to demonize Kumba’ – Amsa CEO
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita talks to Miningmx about her company’s relationship
with Kumba, Anglo American and the Competition Commission part of which she
thinks there’s rot in the steel industry.