A strike by tens of thousands of South African gold miners severely affected production in the struggling industry on Wednesday. There were no reports of violence and two mining companies reached a settlement ...
2012/10/10· A massive strike at platinum mines in South Africa has set off a domino effect, inspiring similar strikes at properties mining everything from gold to chromium. For investors holding gold mining ETFs, this should set off ...
2017/08/25· CAPE TOWN (Reuters) Illegal miners in South Africa are swallowing unrefined gold and platinum in condoms as a new tactic to avoid arrest for smuggling that is costing the industry billion a year, the police told ...
2015/09/01· South Africa''s gold mining industry must undergo radical change to cope with falling prices, intensifying labor disputes and the surging cost of everdeeper exploration. ... South Africa''s Gold Mines Face Uncertain Future ...
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN Illegal miners in South Africa are swallowing unrefined gold and platinum in condoms as a new tactic to avoid arrest for smuggling that is costing the industry billion a year, the police told ...
Gold miners in South African, as seen ontheground by a goldminers expert... WE ARE REPEATEDLY ASKED whether shares in South African gold miners remain a good investment, writes Julian Phillips of the ...
Illegal gold mining has plagued South Africa''s mining companies for decades, robbing the industry and state coffers of billions of rand through smalltime pilfering as well as networks run by organised crime. Now, with unmined ...
2017/08/25· Illegal miners in South Africa are swallowing unrefined gold and platinum in condoms as a new tactic to avoid arrest for smuggling that is costing the industry billion a year, the police told parliament on Friday.
Thousands of ex gold miners are suffering from silicosis after working in South African mines. ACTSA supports the calls of National Union of Mineworkers South Africa for Anglo American to provide decent compensation, treatment ...
2013/09/03· Some 80,000 gold miners in South Africa, one of the world''s biggest producers of the precious metal, have gone on strike, but have significantly reduced their demand for higher pay.
Diamond and gold discoveries played an important part in the growth of the early South African economy. A site northeast of Cape Town was discovered to have rich deposits of diamonds, and thousands rushed to the area of ...
Africa is a major producer of gold, producing up to 30% of global production. Although South Africa is one of the global leaders in gold production, it also has the highest average production costs in the world. Coupled with labour ...
This is Gold provides insight into the South African gold industry, its processes and its contribution. Read more Home This is Gold provides insight into the South African gold industry, its processes and its contribution. Read more ...
2016/05/13· Exgold miners in South Africa can go ead with a class action against mining companies over health damage allegedly caused by their work, a court rules. ... Share this with These are external links and will open in a ...
Homosexuality on South African Gold Mines A close look at the culture of homosexuality throughout South African gold mines demonstrates the ways in which Black South African gold miners conceptualize gender and masculinity ...
2016/05/13· South Africa gave the green light on Friday for class action suits seeking damages from gold companies for up to half a million miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis.
Wage negotiations in South Africa''s gold mining sector have got under way, with unions demanding as much as double workers'' current wages.
The largest gold resources in the world were found in the area of the Witwatersrand and it is therefore not a surprise that South Africa is one of the world leaders in gold mining. Johannesburg''s other name, "Egoli" means City of Gold.
A gold rush is a new discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, South Africa and the United States, while smaller ...
Gold mining in South Africa typically involves methods such as panning, sluicing, dredging, hard rock mining, and byproduct mining. ...
2016/05/13· めまれている· Story highlights Thousands of miners are suing mining firms over exposure to silicosis Silicosis is an incurable lung condition that affects gold miners in southern Africa It''s the biggest class action lawsuit in South African ...
2016/03/05· South African gold miners infected with lung diseases brought on by repeated exposure to dust have won a multimilliondollar outofcourt settlement, their lawyers have said. Anglo American South Africa and AngloGold ...
Diamond and gold production may now be well down from their peaks, though South Africa is still no. 2 in gold but South Africa remains a cornucopia of mineral riches. It is the world''s largest producer of chrome, manganese ...
The Witwatersrand goldproducing area in South Africa is underlain by an underground geological formation also known as the Witwatersrand Basin. It lies on the Kaapvaal Craton, and is one of the world''s largest gold placer deposits.