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Hitachi claims Medupi contract on schedule

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Hitachi Power Africa said its portion of work on Medupi's first unit was 97% complete and it was likely to complete the boiler by December as first scheduled.

Lonmin confirms NUM, AMCU conflict in court

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The rivalry between the NUM and AMCU over which has dominance at Lonmin has moved to the courts with fraudulent stop-orders forming the focus of the dispute.

De Beers settles 9% wage increase

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De Beers said it had averted strike action at its mines following a 9% wage increase agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers.

Eskom faces Medupi cost surge as project delayed

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Eskom's Medupi power station was likely to be delayed six months following labour and contractual delays sending the project's capital cost up 15% to R105bn.

Amplats strike underpins AMCU dissidence

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A illegal strike at two Amplats mines echoes an apparently entrenched dissidence in the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union.

Failure at Burnstone will ruin Wits Gold: Kotze

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The stakes couldn't be higher for Philip Kotze, CEO of Wits Gold, who said a R72m bid for Burnstone was the first steps to generate cash for shareholders.

ARM delivers business over politics message

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A decision to build a ferromanganese smelter in Malaysia may run counter to the South African government's beneficiation stategy, but it makes good business sense.

Gold firms take scalpel to head office costs

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Hundreds for management jobs in South Africa's gold mining sector have been cut in the second quarter as prospects dim.

Mathunjwa decries union business links

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The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) said it did not want unions with business links near where it was operating.

CoM confident AMCU won’t derail peace train

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The Chamber of Mines said the union would sign a framework agreement identified as a crucial meeting of minds ahead of potentially stormy wage negotiations.