Blyvoor, Beatrix back in business
Striking employees at Village Main Reef’s marginal Blyvooruitzicht mine have
returned to work following their acceptance of a wage hike proposal.
Hope at Beatrix as Gold Fields issues ultimatum
Striking workers have started to return to Gold Fields’ Beatrix mine in the Free State,
the company says, recording attendance levels in excess of 80% at some shafts.
Everyone in platinum ‘is now making money’
There’s a short-term benefit flowing through to the platinum sector, ironically owing
to the undoubtedly long-term negatives attached to the strike action.
Police move in to end Sishen occupation
The occupation of Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine by some 120 striking workers has
come to an end, the company says.
Gold One closes Ezulwini for 30 days
Gold One International says it will close its Ezulwini mine for at least a month, citing
the rise in intimidation and tension within the mining sector as reason.
De Beers registers $750m in October sight
De Beers’ marketing arm, the Diamond Trading Company, is estimated to have sold
$750m in rough diamonds, the best sight of the year so far.
Gold wage talks fail, retrenchments likely
Striking mineworkers and their employers in the gold sector are seemingly further
apart than ever as formal wage discussions collapse.
Tshipi mines its first manganese ore
Tshipi e Ntle Manganese says it has mined its first manganese at the new Borwa
mine in the Northern Cape.
Shabangu tells ANC to drop nationalisation
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu has warned the ANC to axe nationalisation once and
for all at its Mangaung conference if it wants to save the economy.
Some damage already permanent – Holland
Some of the damage caused by the spate of strikes across the mining industry is
already permanent, warns Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland.