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Unbundle of joy: Gold Fields unveils new subsidiary

Unbundle of joy: Gold Fields unveils new subsidiary

29 Nov 2012 12:22 - Lisa Steyn
Gold Fields has announced the creation of Sibanye Gold Limited, a new company formed through the unbundling of its subsidiary GFI Mining South Africa.
A recipe for rescuing gold mines?

A recipe for rescuing gold mines?

23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Teigue Payne
The resuscitation of Blyvooruitzicht gold mine could pave the way for other ailing mines, says Teigue Payne.
Mining firms braced for leaner future

Mining firms braced for leaner future

23 Nov 2012 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
Although South African mines are holding their own globally, they face unique cost challenges.
Mining: Burnishing Marange taints the industry

Mining: Burnishing Marange taints the industry

16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Alan Martin
Western retailers could be forced to source their diamonds elsewhere to protect their businesses, writes Alan Martin.
Mine unrest comes home to roost

Mine unrest comes home to roost

09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
The effects of the recent strikes are expected to impact on results for the last quarter of the year. Chantelle Benjamin reports.
Amplats sells out first in Zimbabwe

Amplats sells out first in Zimbabwe

09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Jason Moyo
Zanu-PF hopes the mining company's concession to empowerment will help the party score political points in the country.
Mine workers' hope lies in mass action

Mine workers' hope lies in mass action

19 Oct 2012 12:29 - Kwanele Sosibo
After a week that saw mounting arrests to counter the spreading strikes, the Trotskyite Democratic Socialist Movement paused to plot a way forward.

Hard-core strikers not caving in

19 Oct 2012 09:31 - Faeeza Ballim
After nearly two months of wildcat strikes, mine workers are divided some are throwing in the towel, whereas others are sticking to high wage demands.
Lonmin on edge again after arrests

Lonmin on edge again after arrests

19 Oct 2012 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
Although the National Union of Mineworkers has welcomed the police action, mine workers want their colleagues freed, writes Kwanele Sosibo.
Demands escalate as strikers go for broke

Demands escalate as strikers go for broke

19 Oct 2012 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
Workers have held Sishen mine hostage with demands far higher than their peers elsewhere. The developments have left the company dumbfounded.
Kumba workers threaten trainees after bail hearing postponed

Kumba workers threaten trainees after bail hearing postponed

18 Oct 2012 15:22 - Lisa Steyn
Striking workers at Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine have disrupted training of workers, following a postponed bail hearing.
Turok: Lack of understanding hampers beneficiation

Turok: Lack of understanding hampers beneficiation

17 Oct 2012 11:13 - Sapa
Former activist Ben Turok says a lack of common understanding about beneficiation has delayed SA from transforming its minerals to usable goods.
Whites took their land, then the mines did the same

Whites took their land, then the mines did the same

12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Niren Tolsi
Although Andries Masha is nostalgic for a time "when we didn't struggle", he is realistic about the fact that "you can't run away from the mining".
Mining: Labour unrest comes full circle

Mining: Labour unrest comes full circle

12 Oct 2012 10:24 - Lisa Steyn
The intensity of the current wave of protest echoes the far-reaching Durban strikes in 1973, writes Lisa Steyn.
Kameni accused of making false claims to raise capital

Kameni accused of making false claims to raise capital

12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Niren Tolsi
Kameni and Kameni Investments were founded by businessperson Loucas Pouroulis and registered in 2006.
Locals left out of SACP mine venture

Locals left out of SACP mine venture

12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Niren Tolsi
Platinum company Kameni's promised sharing of profits has left communities, in Kalkfontein and Buffelshoek underwhelmed, writes Niren Tolsi.
NUM bleeds both workers and lives

NUM bleeds both workers and lives

12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
A slow, sure, violent implosion appears to be building in South Africa's largest and formerly most powerful union - the National Union of Mineworkers.
Mining crisis deeper than Marikana

Mining crisis deeper than Marikana

28 Sep 2012 06:00 - Lisa Steyn
The wage agreement at Lonmin's Marikana mine was widely welcomed, but now appears to have triggered a deepening crisis in the mining industry.
Segorong community ousted to make way for mine expansion

Segorong community ousted to make way for mine expansion

28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Sipho Kings
The mining must go ahead. Its pincers are tearing into a community that happens to live on top of land that holds precious minerals.
We need a new social contract to bridge divisions of labour and living

We need a new social contract to bridge divisions of labour and living

28 Sep 2012 00:00 - Percy Makholwa
The Marikana case is a major indicator of the challenge facing South Africa in the area of socioeconomic rights.

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