AMCU plunges SA into fresh bout of strikes
Strike action would start later this week at the mines of Amplats, Implats and Lonmin, as well as Sibanye Gold, AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold.
Northam strike ends as NUM accepts 9.5%
The National Union of Mineworkers accepted a wage offer of between 8.5% to 9.5% from Northam Platinum bringing a 75-day strike at Zondereinde to a close.
NUM spurns Northam 9.5% wage deal
The National Union of Mineworkers said it would issue a counter-proposal of its own after rejecting the latest increase in wages by Northam Platinum.
Hopes kindled for Northam, NUM settlement
Yet the turmoil is far from over in South Africa's platinum sector as the signs are that AMCU is gearing up for strikes at all three major platinum miners in February.
Mugabe will make final call on PGM refinery
It would be left to Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and his coterie of close advisors to decide whether the country should have a platinum refinery in short order.
Zim calls for ‘expressions of interest’ in refinery
The Zimbabwean government will on January 9 call for expressions of interest in a platinum refinery as miners in the country start to pay the raw materials levy.
NUM claims revisions can help wage deal
The National Union of Mineworkers said revisions to its wage demands should be accepted by Northam Platinum with the sides set to meet again on January 13.
Northam seeks out NUM as losses at R500m
Northam Platinum goes into 2014 seeking an urgent meeting with the NUM as it attempts to restore production at its strike-hit Zondereinde mine.
Friedland raises industry ire over wages claim
Robert Friedland has raised the temperature over salaries in the platinum industry where relations on the topic are fragile at best.
PGM price surge in 2014/15 to lift fringe stocks
A significant escalation in the basket price of platinum group metals is being forecast which could be good news for SA's forgotten platinum stocks.