south african mines unrest september

Gold Mines In South Africa See Strikes As Industrial

Some 12,000 workers at a gold mine operated by Gold Fields have gone on strike, in the latest industrial strife to hit South Africa's mining sector. Julius Malema, the expelled leader of the youth wing of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, will address Gold Fields Ltd. workers who started an illegal strike at the continent's biggest gold-mining complex. Get price

Labor Strife Threatens South Africa's Gold Mines

September 2013 | Africa The National Union of Mine Workers (NUM), which represents 64% of a workforce of about 140,000 at South Africa's gold mines, on August 24 issued an ultimatum to mining companies to meet its demands for pay increases of up to 60 Get price

Ivanhoe Mines Engaging in Strategic Discussions

2020/7/27Ivanhoe Mines indirectly owns 64% of the Platreef Project through its subsidiary, Ivanplats. The South African beneficiaries of the approved broad-based, black economic empowerment structure have a 26% stake in the Platreef Project. Get price

South Africa: Widespread industrial unrest returns to the

The dominant union at Anglo American Platinum Ltd.'s South African mines postponed to next year a decision on a possible strike over pay at the world's biggest producer of the metal. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union will ask members to decide on a possible strike once they return in January from a two-week break, Jimmy Gama, its treasurer and spokesman, said today by phone. Get price

Unrest continues in South Africa mines after Marikana

Unrest continues in South Africa mines after Marikana massacre By Abayomi Azikiwe posted on September 2, 2012 Mineworkers and their supporters have continued to express outrage at the police killing of 34 strikers and wounding of 78 others at the Marikana mines on Aug. 16 through mass memorial services and rallies. Get price

Murder of unionists condemned as labour unrest spreads

IndustriALL strongly condemns the murders of several shopfloor leaders belonging to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in this trying time for industrial relations in South Africa and amidst spreading labour unrest in the mining sector. Get price

South Africa's mines minister calls on police to quell

JOHANNESBURG, Growing unrest at Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations has left nine people dead since workers downed tools in November, prompting the country's mines minister to call on the police to step in and protect the local community. Get price

South Africa: Widespread industrial unrest returns to the

The dominant union at Anglo American Platinum Ltd.'s South African mines postponed to next year a decision on a possible strike over pay at the world's biggest producer of the metal. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union will ask members to decide on a possible strike once they return in January from a two-week break, Jimmy Gama, its treasurer and spokesman, said today by phone. Get price

Labor Strife Threatens South Africa's Gold Mines

September 2013 | Africa The National Union of Mine Workers (NUM), which represents 64% of a workforce of about 140,000 at South Africa's gold mines, on August 24 issued an ultimatum to mining companies to meet its demands for pay increases of up to 60 Get price

Timeline of unrest in SA's mines

2012/9/19Anglo American Platinum reopens five mines closed the previous week over unrest. - September 19: Police fire rubber bullets at a crowd gathered near one of Anglo American Platinum's mines in Rustenburg, as workers insist their strike continues despite the company's claims to Get price

South Africa: More mines closed down by workers

South African strikes far from over: AngloGold Ashanti closed Cecilia Jamasmie Mining 26 September 2012 AngloGold Ashanti was hit by the mining unrest that's spreading through South Africa Tuesday night, as strikers halted all of its operations in the Get price

Scandals and strikes: an uncertain future for platinum in

The South African mining industry is often criticised for having a poor safety record and a high number of fatalities. Conditions appear to be improving with just 199 fatalities in 2006 compared to the 533 in 1995, but the level of risk in the job has made workers seek better pay. Get price

1946 African Mineworkers Strike

The African Mine Workers' Union presented an unanswerable case before this Commission in support of the workers' claim to a living wage. The Chamber of Mines made no serious attempt to rebut the Union's case, reiterating that its policy was to employ cheap Get price

Mines unrest not solved by ending migrant labour

Migrant labour may be a contributing factor to the mines unrest in South Africa, but ending it will only cause hardship elsewhere, experts say. miningmx] – RESPONDING to questions in the National Assembly, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe expressed a Get price

South African mines reopen but unrest continues

2012/9/17South African police arrest a miner in Marikana on 15 September at Lonmin's platinum mine AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER JOE A platinum mine and a chrome mine in South Africa resumed operations on Monday, Reuters reported, after unrest and striking miners demanding pay increases had forced several mines to shut down. Get price

independent south african mines

This page is about independent south african mines, click here to get more infomation about independent south african mines. Coal mining processing plant in Nigeria This coal mining project is an open pit mine located in Nigeria, announced by mining company Get price

South Africa's mines minister calls on police to quell

JOHANNESBURG, Growing unrest at Sibanye-Stillwater's South African gold operations has left nine people dead since workers downed tools in November, prompting the country's mines minister to call on the police to step in and protect the local community. Get price

Timeline of unrest in SA's mines

2012/9/19Anglo American Platinum reopens five mines closed the previous week over unrest. - September 19: Police fire rubber bullets at a crowd gathered near one of Anglo American Platinum's mines in Rustenburg, as workers insist their strike continues despite the company's claims to Get price

Timeline of unrest in SA's mines

2012/9/19Anglo American Platinum reopens five mines closed the previous week over unrest. - September 19: Police fire rubber bullets at a crowd gathered near one of Anglo American Platinum's mines in Rustenburg, as workers insist their strike continues despite the company's claims to Get price

Economy of South Africa

South Africa has a comparative advantage in the production of agriculture, mining and manufacturing products relating to these sectors. South Africa has shifted from a primary and secondary economy in the mid-twentieth century to an economy driven primarily by the tertiary sector in the present day which accounts for an estimated 65% of GDP or $230 billion in nominal GDP terms. Get price