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LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Zimbabwe mining chamber criticises minerals proposals

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Zimbabwe's mining chamber said tighter proposed State control over the sale of minerals would hit Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum Holdings, slow down foreign investment and stunt growth in the industry. Zimbabwe's Mines Ministry in...

By: Reuters

20th May 2013

WAGE NEGOTIATIONS

South African mines cannot afford pay rises - Impala

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South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage rises during talks that are about to start with a new and unpredictable union, so it may well face fresh strikes, Impala Platinum said on Friday. South African mining companies are due...

By: Reuters

20th May 2013

LABOUR

Lonmin accelerates union recognition process to ease Marikana tensions

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Platinum producer Lonmin , which on Friday welcomed the return to work of its employees following a two-day unprotected strike this week, said that it would accelerate certain aspects of the union membership recognition process at Marikana to ease...

By: Idéle Esterhuizen

17th May 2013

LABOUR

AMCU threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill'

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The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union on Friday threatened to bring Africa's top economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18-month labour crisis. The rand, which...

By: Reuters

17th May 2013

STRIKE ACTION

Amplats says SA miners report for morning shift

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Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum reported for work on Friday, a company spokeswoman said, despite earlier calls for a strike by some union leaders. Amplats spokeswoman Mpumi Sithole said all workers had reported for the morning...

By: Reuters

17th May 2013

LABOUR

Amplats strike plans suspended

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Plans for a strike over retrenchments at Anglo American Platinum's (Amplats) Rustenburg operation have been suspended, the workers' committee said on Thursday. "We decided to wait until Friday to see how the company responds to the issue," said...

By: Sapa

16th May 2013

STRIKE

Union threatens Amplats with wildcat stoppage

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Miners at South Africa's Anglo American Platinum operations will stop work from Thursday evening over proposed job cuts, an official for mineworkers union AMCU said, sending the company's shares and rand sharply lower. "The night shift today is...

By: Reuters

16th May 2013

PLATINUM-GROUP METALS

Northam reduces concentrate treatment volumes at Zondereinde smelter

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Platinum group metals producer Northam has reduced the energy intensity at its Zondereinde mine smelter to 8 MW, from 12 MW, to accommodate testing into the possible erosion of the smelter’s refractory bricks. The company indicated that...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

16th May 2013

Topics in these articles

City	Company	Country	Industry Term
Harare London Rustenburg Johannesburg Cape Town DURBAN	Impala Platinum Holdings Minerals Marketing Corporation Reuters Amplats Lonmin Lehman Brothers	South Africa Zimbabwe Africa United States	Mining Metal Car Plants Platinum Mining Union Precious Metal Energy Intensity Ultrasonic And Chemical Testing
Person	Continent	Facility	Radio Station
Robert Mugabe Derek Engelbrecht Joseph Mathunjwa Cyril Ramaphosa Jacob Zuma Mpumi Sithol Peter Attard-Montalto Mpumi Sithole Evans Ramokga Edna Molewa	Africa	Marikana Mine Zondereinde Mine	Talk Radio 702