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Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines end with deal

The company, South Africa’s largest gold producer, has run up losses of about 1.6 billion rand ($114 million) and about 110,000 ounces of missed gold output because of the labour action.

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Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report

Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.

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Botswana Diamonds finishes drilling at Thorny River project

The next step is obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals to start the bulk sampling program at the South African project, which is expected during the second quarter of the year.

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Tanzania threatens Acacia with closing North Mara over water pollution

The country’s No.1 gold producer says the “brief” spill affecting the operation has already been halted and blamed vandals for destroying or stealing sections of the pipe it uses to move waste water.

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