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Deaths on South African mines fell to 81 in 2018 after an uptick the previous year, the department of mineral resources said on Friday. Read More

Following the recent deadly tailings dam disaster in Brazil, global mining companies have committed to develop an international standard for tailings facilities.  Read More

With just hours left, 10 mining companies will seek an urgent interdict against Amcu's secondary strike that could cost up to R789m a day in lost revenue. Read More

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), and other platinum miners, have asked the South African courts to block a secondary strike planned by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) for February 28. Read More

Efforts by the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) to hike the pressure on Sibanye-Stillwater through a seven-day campaign of secondary strikes suffered an setback over the weekend after it was advised by its lawyers to retract strike notices at a number of companies including DRDGold and African Rainbow Minerals (ARM). Read More

Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman says the company can sit out its gold strike as other mining companies scramble to secure court interdicts to stop a secondary industry strike by Amcu. Read More

The Minerals Councils South Africa says it is deeply concerned at the potential consequences of a secondary strike by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu). Read More

Fifteen mining companies have received notices of secondary strike action from trade union AMCU, the Minerals Council said in a statement on Friday, saying the companies would do "everything in their power" to avert the sympathy strikes.   Read More

At least 15 mining firms in South Africa have received notices of strikes to be held next week in support of colleagues at Sibanye-Stillwater who on strike over wages and job cuts, Minerals Council South Africa said on Friday. Read More

A taxpayer funded R23bn annual subsidy to Eskom between now and 2021 may have the consequence of the government-owned utility withdrawing an application to hike electricity tariffs 15% a year for the next three years. Read More