3,000 down tools at Impala shaft

[miningmx.com] – ABOUT 3,000 workers at Impala Platinum’s (Implats’) 14 shaft in Rustenburg downed tools last night in protest to the dismissal of a worker, said BDLive citing the company.

“(The mine) is trying to resolve the issue,” said Bob Gilmour, a spokesperson for Implats told BDLive.

The miners were members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), but the union had not called for the strike. Another meeting had been scheduled for Friday, the publication said.

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