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Protestors picket at Northam’s Zondereinde

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Northam Platinum confirmed a group of mineworkers were protesting outside its Zondereinde mine.

Johnson Matthey to seek new pastures

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Johnson Matthey, the platinum group metal research house and semi-fabricator, said it would seek new clients after its 21-year relationship with Amplats was over.

Vale stake in Simandou to be protected

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Vale's stake in Guinea's Simandou iron ore project would be protected despite an investigation into how the land was acquired by Vale's partner, BSG Resources.

Botswana to award Morupule power contract

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Botswana will this week award the contract to build a 300MW coal-fired power plant that could make the country an exporter of electricity by 2018.

Chinese followed Zambia law in Baluba closure

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CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines followed Zambian law when it closed the Baluba mine sending more than 1,600 workers on forced leave.

Kibo Mining starts Tanzania feasibility

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Kibo Mining said upgrading the resource of its Tanzania coal deposit Rukwa marked the first stage in a feasibility study to build a coal-fired power station.

Steenkamp appointed CEO of Harmony Gold

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Peter Steenkamp will return to Harmony Gold in January where he will replace Graham Briggs as the gold firm's CEO.

African Barrick sued for mine deaths

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African Barrick Gold is being sued in London over deaths and injuries to Tanzanian villagers at the gold firm's North Mara mine, law firm Leigh Day & Co. said.

Zim unrepentful of land grab plan

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Zimbabwe's mines minister, Obert Mpofu, said the country would press ahead with plans to seize land owned by foreign mining companies.

Shaft Sinkers to sell assets to pay lawyers

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Shaft Sinkers, a UK-listed mining services business, said legal expenses had sapped the company's cash reserves but hoped to emerge from arbitration in 2015.