The world's No.2 gold miner has reached an agreement to buy the stake in the African miner it does not already own.

Andrew Forrest, the billionaire founder of the world’s No. 4 iron ore exporter, attended meetings with President George Weah.

Sibanye’s agreement is viewed as a good proxy for what’s possible in the platinum industry.

The company said it expects the solution will be in high demand in the markets of Sub-Saharian Africa, Chile, Peru and India.

Negotiations, alternative employment programs and interventions by the police have failed to resolve the issue.

The dispute between the government and Vedanta started when Zambia appointed a liquidator to run Konkola Copper Mines and accused it of breaching its licence.