September 6, 2012 Partial truce reached at South Africa’s Lonmin mine Platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) has signed an agreement to end a nearly four-week platinum-mine strike and return to Marikana mine by Monday, but key parties didn't participate, undermining the government-backed…
September 6, 2012 South Africa’s economic outlook darkens over mining turmoil The South African economy has struggled over the past few weeks as reports of unrest in the country’s mines drove down the equities of most local miners.
September 5, 2012 South Africa’s mining troubles get anime treatment Taiwanese news animators, Next Media Animation, produced a video showing the unfolding platinum troubles in South Africa.
September 2, 2012 South Africa drops Lonmin miners’ murder charges South African prosecutors have temporarily withdrawn murder charges against the 270 miners accused Thursday of killing 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana…
September 2, 2012 Lonmin set for talks amid increasing strikes in SAfrica Striking platinum mineworkers gather for a report back on negotiations at Lonmin's Marikana mine in South Africa's North West Province.
August 30, 2012 Macabre twist: Lonmin protesters who survived massacre face murder charges Two weeks after South African police opened fire on a group of 3,000 workers and killed 34 people protesting at the platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, prosecutors are bringing…
August 29, 2012 Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that…
August 27, 2012 This week’s technical snapshop Let's dive right into charts and get started to see where the Gold and Silver Sector stand this week.
August 26, 2012 New York gold posts best week since January on stimulus hopes Gold prices ended flat on Friday as the market took a breather after surging to a four-month high on Thursday on fresh […]
August 25, 2012 Families left behind after South Africa’s mining massacre Al Jazeera tracked down some of the grieving family members of the miners who were killed in the Aug. 16 shootings that left 34 dead.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm