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- Jun- 2019 -14 June
AMCU kicks off platinum talks with 48% wage demand
The biggest union in South Africa’s platinum industry demanded wage increases of as much as…
- 13 June
Iron ore, gold surge propel South Africa miners to 11-year high
The twin tailwinds of rallying iron-ore prices and gold’s haven appeal have driven South African…
- 13 June
World’s top platinum miners brace for ‘substantial’ wage demands
South African platinum producers are preparing for significant wage demands as workers eye windfall earnings…
- 10 June
Gold giants battling to lure back investors who fled industry
What’s better than GOLD? In the wake of two mega-mergers that have reset the gold…
- 10 June
Why a tax crusade in Zambia worries copper miners
Zambia’s government has long complained that it doesn’t derive sufficient revenue from its copper industry,…
- May- 2019 -28 May
Sibanye shareholders approve revised $286 million Lonmin takeover
Sibanye-Stillwater shareholders approved a takeover of Lonmin to create the world’s second-largest platinum producer, boosting…
- 24 May
Barrick to force Acacia takeover
Barrick Gold Corporation is to force a takeover of its Tanzania subsidiary, Acacia, to rescue…
- 21 May
Zambia plan to seize copper mines stuns investors
Zambia’s Eurobond yields rose to record highs after the government of the cash-strapped copper producer…
