More than 1,500 workers fired at Sibanye’s Cooke mine over strike
Workers at the mine downed tools over a week ago, angered by the company’s actions to eradicate illegal miners from its operations.
South Africa just hiked black ownership rules, miners getting crushed
The country will require local miners to be 30% black-owned…
Gemfields beats own ruby sales record at Singapore auction
It sold $54.8 million worth of rubies, a record high…
Chilean mining minister responds to criticism over miners’ rescue
Two miners have been trapped for six days at the…
Gold shrugs off U.S. rate hike
Financial markets and gold investors were jittery at the start…