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Sibanye says platinum mine shaft shut until official probe
Sibanye Gold Ltd. was ordered to shut down the shaft at its Rustenburg platinum mine where 1,800 workers were trapped for as long as...
Central banks buy gold in quest for safety
Net buying by central banks reached 145,5 tonnes in the first quarter, 68 percent higher year-on-year. This is the highest volume of Q1 net...
1,800 workers trapped underground in South Africa mine
About 1,800 workers are trapped at a Sibanye Gold platinum mine in South Africa after an accident halted operation of a shaft used to...
Activists slam South Africa decision to pump water to coal mines
South African environmental groups have challenged the government’s decision to grant permission for a water project which aims to supply developments for its future...
Alphamin begins commissioning Bisie tin mine in DRC
Africa-focused Alphamin Resources (TSX-V: AFM) has begun commissioning its Bisie tin mine in North Kivu, a remote province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of...
South Africa’s firebrand mine unionist is headed for a showdown
One of the most polarizing figures in South African mining, union leader Joseph Mathunjwa, has never hesitated to go head-to-head with powerful CEOs. Now...
Illegal miner suffers amputation of legs in freak accident
An alleged illegal miner had both his legs amputated by a digger in the City Deep area of Johannesburg on Sunday morning, paramedics said.“The...
Africa loses billions worthy of gold to Dubai through smuggling
Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East —...
Output at South Africa’s Amplats hit by Eskom power cuts
South African miner Anglo American Platinum Ltd's (Amplats) first quarter production fell 6 percent, hit by problems at power supplier Eskom, operational challenges and...
South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union
South Africa's labour registrar said he intended to de-register the militant AMCU trade union for breaking rules on how unions should operate, a move...
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