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South Africa’s firebrand mine unionist is headed for a showdown

Union leader Joseph Mathunjwa has never hesitated to go head-to-head with powerful CEOs in South Africa's mining industry, but now he may have to face down the government.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 9:30 am

Sibanye agrees to raise offer for Lonmin on metal price gain

The increase should help bolster support from Lonmin investors, who still need to vote on the takeover.

Bloomberg News | April 26, 2019 | 10:42 am

Coal hurts Anglo American’s Q1 production, 2019 guidance unchanged

Production dropped 6% in the quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 25, 2019 | 2:05 pm

Output at South Africa’s Amplats hit by Eskom power cuts

Power cuts implemented by Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of electricity in Africa's most advanced economy, pose a threat to miners.

Reuters | April 25, 2019 | 11:11 am

Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater lowers valuation for miner Lonmin

Sibanye-Stillwater has revised its offer for Lonmin, with new terms that gave a valuation for the struggling platinum miner that was about $77m less than originally proposed.

Reuters | April 25, 2019 | 10:00 am

South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union

AMCU, one of the largest trade unions in South Africa's mining sector, has thousands of members at gold and platinum mines.

Reuters | April 24, 2019 | 10:16 am

JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares

After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2019 | 9:19 am

Anglo steps up defense to repel Agarwal’s interest: Telegraph

Anglo American’s defense advisers are said to plan attacks on the quality of Vedanta’s portfolio compared to Anglo’s assets.

Bloomberg News | April 21, 2019 | 10:08 am

Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines ends 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.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2019 | 9:02 am

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