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Lest we forget: Marikana’s fallen
We must remember the 44 people killed and 78 injured in main part to prevent such actions being repeated
Kingdom of heaven’ is 47% increase for platinum miners
Amcu mulls widespread industrial action
Mine shakes homes and dreams
Residents say the world’s largest open-cast platinum mine on their doorstep is killing them; mine management disagrees
Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk
Initially, when Eskom made its tariff application, it was estimated it would cause 150 000 job losses while hastening the demise of the gold sector
Sibanye deaths cloud Lonmin deal
There would be major ramifications if the threats over the mine’s recent safety record scupper the takeover
Mine’s safety record fatality-free for five years — until February
Besides Sibanye’s internal investigations, it has held two safety summits and has formed a task team to tackle the causes of the fatalities
Weaker than expected mining results may drag GDP down
The mining sector recorded strong year-on-year growth in 2017, however its weak momentum may wear on South Africa’s GDP
Web archives open up the truth about Marikana
New web archives give the public access to the full range of evidence from the Farlam commission.
Commodities back from the dead
Finally, analysts are prepared to vouch that the worst is over but some warnings persist.
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