SA miners will ‘cough up’, say lawyers
Black lung disease, silicosis, manganism .... Nailing South African miners for various pathologies is starting to look like pretty neat business for lawyers.
Amplats strike ends in ‘no retrenchment’ pact
Amplats agreed to voluntary separation packages for 3,300 employees due to be retrenched of which half will be retained for six months and may even be offered jobs.
DRDGold strike brought to early close
DRDGold, the gold retreatment company, brought a 600-strong strike to an early
conclusion agreeing to pay
Trans Hex sets Oct. 15 for “urgent” NM deal
Trans Hex has set down October 15 as the date for completion of the R166m acquisition of Namaqualand Mines (NM), a transaction it described as "urgent".
Frandsen insists Pallinghurst turned corner
Pallinghurst has clawed back value this year and while it doesn't yet signal a complete turnaround, it's evidence the firm has turned the corner, says CEO Arne Frandsen.
NUM may join AMCU in Amplats strike
The NUM could send its members on strike following a Labour Court decision today dismissing the union's attempts at halting the restructuring at Amplats.
PTM Waterberg find billed as ‘company-maker’
Exploration target Waterberg in the northern reaches of the Bushveld Complex could be a company-maker for Toronto's Platinum Group Metals, said an analyst.
DRDGold non-plussed as 600 in pay dispute
Niel Pretorius, CEO of DRDGold, says he was surprised by eleventh hour wage demands which would have doubled the increase he thought unions would accept.
Keaton lifted as interim coal output up 55%
Keaton Energy shares performed strongly on further evidence of improved output raising the prospect of a good interim showing in November.
Sable to keep M&A option over Nimba
Sable Mining will finance its $250m Nimba iron ore mine in such a way as to leave the door open to a merger with Anglo, GlencoreXstrata or Mittal as possible suitors.