Off The Wires

AngloGold’s Tropicana to start up in Q3

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AngloGold Ashanti's Tropicana gold mine would produce first gold in the third quarter, earlier than planned, the gold producer said.

AMCU did not walk out of talks: Mathunjwa

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Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union said he did not walk out of wage arbitration yesterday.

Mugabe rejects claims of vote rigging

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Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, has rejected claims national elections have been rigged as election officials allow Zimbabweans to vote after the end of official polling.

Barrick writes down $8.7bn, cuts dividend

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Barrick Gold Corporation took a massive write-down in action described by CEO, Jamie Sokalsky, as "prudent".

AMCU storm out of CCMA wage arbitration

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The Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union took early leave of gold wage arbitration proceedings at the CCMA on Thursday, according to a source.

Kinross won’t decide on Tasiast until 2015

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Kinross said it had taken $750m out of its capital plans, and would not decide on the expansion of its Mauritania mine until 2015 amid a swift decline in the gold price.

Govt to pump acid water in four months

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South Africa's water affairs department will begin pumping acid water from Johannesburg's central basin within about four months.

Village cuts funding to Blyvooruitzicht

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Village Main Reef said it had suspended financing of its Blyvooruitzicht gold mine, a development that would put 1,700 jobs at risk.

CoAL production slips on Mozi problems

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Coal of Africa said the closure of the Matola terminal in Mozambique stood behind lower export volumes in the June quarter.

Lonmin employee shot dead at Marikana

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Police confirmed that a Lonmin employee was shot dead at Wonderkop near the platinum firm's Marikana mine on Sunday evening.