There is likely to be a settlement of the silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action litigation, which was initiated in 2012 by lawyers acting on behalf of Southern African ex-gold mineworkers. Yet it remains to be seen if the settlement is truly comprehensive and fair.
South African gold producers will likely reach a settlement within six weeks in a lawsuit over a fatal lung disease that companies have set aside 5 billion rand ($420 million) in provisions for, a lawyer and industry group said on Sunday. The six companies involved are Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, African Rainbow Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American. Anglo American no longer has gold assets but historically was a bullion producer.
Unionized workers at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile voted to strike Friday after rejecting the company’s latest offer for a collective labour agreement.
Global shareholders file motion calling for rethink on membership of coal lobby groups
Mining giant Rio Tinto is expanding its driverless trucks fleet in Australia by introducing 15 autonomous vehicles to a new mine in the Pilbara region.
