Two workers die at Modikwa, says NUM
Two miners have died at Modikwa Platinum after a cave-in, bringing the number of workers killed at mines this year to more than ten, says the National Union of Mineworkers.
AllanHochreiter to list Sable Platinum
James Allan and Rene Hochreiter are to list their platinum interests through a reverse
takeover of the New Corpcapital cash shell, despite grim times in the platinum sector.
Intimidation wracks Impala’s Rustenburg mine
NUM claims widespread intimidation by a new, emergent union is the root cause of
a 20,000-person strong stay-away at Impala Platinum's key mine.
PGM prices to falter in 2012, recover in 2013
Concerns about global growth are likely to soften platinum and palladium demand this year, although production shortfalls in SA are likely to support prices.
Zimplats workers return to work
Workers at the Zimbabwean unit of platinum miner Impala Platinum have returned to work after going on strike last week over electricity bills.
Safety stoppages hit Lonmin Q1, confirms target
Lonmin has posted a rise in first quarter output, despite the impact of safety stoppages which it warned could hit both sales and costs if current trends persist.
DMR task team to review safety stoppages
Government, industry and organised labour have established a task team that will
review how safety stoppages ‒ known as Section 54s ‒ are applied to the mining
industry.
SA platinum in troubled waters
Anything less than an annual output of 2.6 million ounces from Anglo American
Platinum for 2011 will support the growing perception that SA's platinum industry is
headed for hard times.
Implats to fire 5,000 in unlawful strike
Impala Platinum says a strike by drill operators at its Rustenburg operations is illegal and it is to start laying them off.
NUM slams Impala’s 18% retention increase
Impala Platinum has raised the prospect that production at its Rustenburg mine will be
negatively affected for up to two weeks as it begins to dismiss 5,000 rock drill
operators.