This is the view upheld by mining consultants and labour experts in what appears to be an endorsement of Amplats’ decision to sue AMCU for R591 million.
South Africa’s largest gold producers won a court order preventing a strike by AMCU whose members rejected a wage offer by the world’s platinum miners.
Normally crammed with Indian expats and Indian tourists, this year Dubai’s gold and diamond traders have seen a strong presence of Chinese and European buyers, along with Arab customers going for gold.
Major engine manufacturer, Cummins, has released a new lean-burn gas gen-set line which would be well suited to use in remote locations like some mining operations.
Sandvik Mining can now offer fully accredited acid proof ROPS/FOPS cabins on its underground drill rigs for use in mines with highly corrosive conditions.
Fukushima put China's construction programme briefly on hold, but the country's planned reactors look set to spawn a new generation of Australian mines.