Amplats disciplinary hearings start
Anglo American Platinum is holding disciplinary hearings on Tuesday, saying striking
workers who fail to present themselves will be dismissed.
Wounded NUM eyes up to R18,000 per month
The National Union of Mineworkers will present wage demands of as high as R18,000
per month to the Chamber of Mines.
CoAL signs Beijing Haohua in $100m partner deal
Coal of Africa continues major surgery on its balance sheet selling $100m worth of
shares to equity partner, China’s Beijing Haohua.
Cutifani warns of tears at ‘knife-edge’ mines
AngloGold Ashanti’s CEO sketched a grim scenario for South Africa’s mining industry
which was on a knife-edge amid illegal strikes in which some 80,000 mineworkers
were participating.
Glencore, Xstrata agree on $33bn “merger’
The proposed $33bn merger of Xstrata with Glencore is back on track as the two
companies unveiled terms that make concessions to shareholders on both sides.
Atlatsa’s Bokoni sucked into strike contagion
Atlatsa Resources Corp’s Bokoni Platinum Mines said its workers had embarked on an
unprotected strike as yet another mine falls to industrial action.
Sasol eyes coal export market
Sasol’s failure to press ahead with the R60bn Mafutha CTL project last year has given
it food for thought on what to do with the coal resources on which Mafutha was
premised.
Law firm warns over ending of investment treaties
The termination of bilateral investment treaties with EU member states may have a
negative impact on already-fragile investor confidence in SA’s mining sector, says
law firm Webber Wentzel.
Marikana a ‘lens’ for future mining policy
Marikana has become a milestone event that will shape South Africa’s policy
approach on mining, says senior ANC official Enoch Godongwana.
Pan African eyes gain from SA’s pain
Upheavels in South Africa’s mining industry will not deter Pan African Resources
from growing its asset portfolio, even though the company claims to have enough on
its plate for now.