S.Africa’s Amplats settles strike at Mototolo mine

Gold output is expected to reach between 50,000 and 100,000 ounces for 2013.

Beny Steinmetz Group's mining arm summoned to December hearings as part of probe into licences for Guinea's vast iron ore deposits.

The cost-cutting miner, however, warned it's in the process of exiting a number of exploration projects in 13 "non-core" countries.

The man, ambushed outside his home in the mining town of Mooinooi, became the fourth person with ties to the NUM murdered in the platinum belt region in the past three months.

The deal, effective Jan. 1, marks the end of all existing legal battles between the two companies.

Swiss authorities to determine whether the firm knew the gold it handled in 2004 and 2005 came from a militia group in eastern Congo.

"This extension more than doubles the size of the gold footprint at Kao."

Workers at Northam Platinum put down their tools. Others may follow.

Zambian government wants to talk it over.