Sibiya defends mineworkers’ pay levels
Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya says the wages that the body’s members
pay their employees compare favourably to that of other industries. He has also
called for an economic Codesa.
Workers stay away as Lonmin seeks peace deal
UPDATE: Fewer than one in seven Lonmin employees have turned up for work
as the company aims to have a peace agreement with all unions in place later
this week.
NUM “doing good business’ in mining sector
The National Union of Mineworkers’ investment vehicles are not afraid to do
business with mining companies.
Gold Fields seeks margin over volumes
Gold Fields is to conduct a strategic review of all its operations, which may
result in scaling down production to chase margin over volumes.
Chamber says it seeks union peace
Meetings between the Chamber of Mines, Labour Minister Nelisiwe Oliphant and Amcu may lead to the signing of a peace agreement that could put a stop to growing labour unrest.
Amplats workers on strike
Anglo American Platinum says around 100 employees at its Thembelani Mine in
Rustenburg refused to go underground during the morning shift change on
Friday.
RBPlat employees return to work
Royal Bafokeng Platinum says its operations at the Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine's north shaft have normalised, following and earlier illegal strike.
Anglo, Codelco deal may open up copper mountain
The deal unveiled by Codelco and Anglo American may unlock the huge value
contained in one of the world’s richest copper districts.
Zuma threatens to seize mining licences
President Jacob Zuma, speaking in the North West province, said miners ought to provide decent housing to miners or risk losing their mining licences, comments he made in the wake of the Marikana disaster.
Implats cuts capex but seeks higher output
Uncertain times in the platinum industry have forced Impala Platinum to rein in
capital expenditure, but the company says it will not cut back production in the
foreseeable future.