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Anglo American Plc (JSE:AGL)
19 May 2013 15:38
The intention of the National Union of Mineworkers to seek pay hikes of between 15% and 60%, has reignited fears of last year's deadly mine strikes.
16 May 2013 12:33
Union Amcu says Anglo Platinum miners will stop work from Thursday evening over layoff plans, a move which has sent company shares and the rand sharply lower.
10 May 2013 10:38
Top global platinum producer Amplats has announced it will cut 6 000 jobs at its South African operations, in a move that risks a new wave of labour unrest.
09 May 2013 14:37
Mineworkers are threatening to bring Anglo Platinum operations to a halt, even if retrenchments are scaled back to 5 000 from the initial 14 000.
09 May 2013 09:22
Amplats, under pressure from the government, is to sharply scale back job losses as it tries to balance out cost cuts and the threat of labour unrest.
06 May 2013 13:53
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal exported 6.24 million tonnes of coal in April, down from 7.49 million tonnes the previous month, RBCT data show.
06 May 2013 12:05
As a fresh round of collective wage negotiations gets under way, the country faces a tough challenge to avoid a repeat of last year's deadly strikes.
06 May 2013 10:32
Zimbabwe will consult with the mining industry before imposing any new taxes on the sector to help fund elections set for July, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu says.
03 May 2013 08:34
Anglo Platinum, under pressure from the government, is expected to sharply scale back plans to cut 14 000 mining jobs, industry sources say.
02 May 2013 08:40
After years of on-off talks, months of brinksmanship and bitter negotiations, Glencore's head Ivan Glasenberg gets to complete the $30bn acquisition of Xstrata.