TSX-listed Iamgold announced on Tuesday that it would reduce its workforce at the Westwood gold mine, in Quebec, by 32%.
The decision arose from both planned reductions, which are owing to the stage of mine development, and from realignment reductions…
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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has accepted, in principle, a proposed settlement agreement advanced by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), in at attempt to resolve the wage dispute between th…
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Tuesday confirmed that it had met with President Cyril Ramaphosa, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Energy Minister Jeff Radebe this week.
The union noted, however, that it still needed to consu…
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The World Gold Council (WGC) on Tuesday released its latest ‘Investment Update: The impact of monetary policy on gold’ publication, in which it outlines expectations that the upcoming Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting on March 20 wi…
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TSX-V-listed Equinox Gold has completed an updated mineral resource estimate for its Aurizona gold mine, in Brazil, and an updated mineral reserve and resource estimate, as well as a technical report, for its Mesquite gold mine, in the US.
Aurizona’s…
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JSE-listed aluminium supplier and exporter Hulamin’s rolled products division reported a “superb” manufacturing performance for the year ended December 31, 2018, increasing its sales by 6% to 228 000 t.
This third consecutive year of record sales vol…
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Sibanye-Stillwater on Monday said the South African Labour Court has dismissed the application made by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to interdict the Section 189A restructuring process at the miner’s gold operations in So…
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The Debswana Diamond Company (Debswana) on Monday announced the start of its Cut-9 project, which is aimed at extending the life of the Jwaneng mine, in Botswana, to 2035.
The project is expected to yield an estimated 53-million carats of rough diamo…
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The Supreme Court of Chile has overturned an Environmental Court order to permanently close the stalled Pascua–Lama project, which straddles the Andes mountains with Argentina.
The Supreme Court last week annulled the October 2018 administrative decis…
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The Supreme Court of Chile has overturned an Environmental Court order to permanently close the stalled Pascua–Lama project, which straddles the Andes mountains with Argentina.
The Supreme Court last week annulled the October 2018 administrative decis…
Chile enviro court ruling on Pascua-Lama closure overturned Read More »
