An interview published in The Metals Report, 13 March 2013, is a “minefield” of speculation by two industry consultants on the future market for platinum group metals (PGMs).
But it’s more than that, raising fundamental …
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“Get on your bike!” urges London Calling: lifting the lid on metal’s king of the road
Protests at Graspan colliery in South Africa turn violent, seven injured
South African miner Shanduka Coal has reported that an unwarranted strike at the Graspan colliery east of Johannesburg, turned violent leaving seven people injured. The mine is partly owned by Glencore and witnessed nearly 250 …
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Strike ends at Cerrejon, then coal train bombed
Workers in the SINTRACARBON mining union have come to an agreement with Cerrejon Coal, owned by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata. Shortly after the strike ended, there was a bomb attack on the railway taking coal to the export terminal. Click on photo for more…
Rio Tinto miner dead for four days before being found
Australian miners and unions are outraged after hearing a Rio Tinto employee went missing for almost four days before he was found dead at a Western Australia mine camp.
See http://www.mining.com/rio-tintos-miner-dead-four-days-before-found-30678/.
Silicosis class action bid filed against Anglo American
Lawyers representing gold miners suffering from the deadly lung disease silicosis said on Thursday they had filed a class action lawsuit application against the South African arm of global mining giant Anglo American.
The application …
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South Africa’s militant mine union shows new focus
The bloody first round of South Africa’s mine union turf war is over and the clear winner on the platinum belt is the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU).
From this position of strength, …
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Disaster for UK coal industry
Coal mining industry on the edge as firm axes 60% of staff
COAL mining in Scotland is on the brink of oblivion after Britain’s second largest producer said more than half of its workers are …
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Lawyers in talks to merge South African mine silicosis lawsuits
Lawyers acting on behalf of workers who contracted silicosis after working on mines in South Africa say they will merge damages lawsuits filed against former employers.
This article involves a case brought by lawyer Richard …
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Rio Tinto’s Roessing uranium mine in Namibia to slash jobs
The world’s third largest producer of uranium oxide, Roessing, has announced that some 276 of 1,592 permanent jobs are to be cut. The Roessing uranium mine in Namibia, a unit of British mining giant Rio …
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Mining bosses face jail over safety in Western Australia
MINING bosses and managers face jail if a worker dies on their mine site or oil rig, under options being investigated by the Western Australian Government.
It is also considering fines linked to how much …
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