v116n3a10 Trends in productivity in the South African gold ,
mentioned that the average grade of South African gold mines has declined from approximately 12 g/t in the 1970s to approximately 5 g/t currently Figure 4 shows the average recovered gold grade for South African mines from 2004 to 2013 The steady decline in gold grades is evident in Figure 4 The graph shows a decrease from 515 g/t in 2005 ....
The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations and third, the structural character of our mining industry A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so ....
A wave of strikes occurred across the South African mining sector As of early October analysts estimated that approximately 75,000 miners were on strike from various gold and platinum mines and companies across South Africa, most of them illegally...
Mining Strike Impacts South African Economy Voice of ,
As South Africa s biggest post-apartheid mine strike marks its eighth week on Thursday, it is already denting growth and export earnings, and many of those affected are having to sell their most ....
Another South African-based PGM miner, Lonmin Plc s Marikana operations are located on the western side of the Bushveld Complex Despite the workers strike, Lonmin only experienced a slight decline in rhodium output between 2013 and 2014, from 80,900 ounces to 78,400 thousand ounc...
List of South African Min South Africa is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world, and is a major global supplier of gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, iron ore, manganese and many other minerals...
Mining Weekly covers real-time news on mining projects across a range of minerals including gold, platinum, diamonds, copper and ferrous metals , which South Africa is ideally placed to produce ....
The mining industry strike wave what are the causes and ,
Oct 10, 2012 0183 32 Disclaimer This paper is about underlying causes, social trends and possible solutions to address the causes of the mining strike wave crisis It is an opinion piece that does not seek to detail the exact quantitative degree to which these trends have impacted on various commodity sub-sectors of the mining ,...
South Deep gold mine, in the Mpumalanga region of South Africa, is the second biggest gold mine in the world It is the also the seventh deepest mine in the world with a depth of 2,995m below surface It has a current mine life of 80 years The mine produced 77,800oz of gold during the June quarter of 2013...
Nov 05, 2007 0183 32 South Africa s AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said it expected a government inspection to be conducted on Monday at one of its larger mines, which was shut on Friday after a ,...
Apr 14, 2014 0183 32 A story of South Africa Mining, Migration, Misery , Back in the mid-1970s when this writer first came to South Africa to work, one of the things that ,...
History of trade unions in South Africa 2-22 Jul 2003 Sesli strike for higher wages and trade union rights , and those who refused were threatened with instant dismissal The men called a general strike, stopped the pumps on all mines and when the French company resumed work, marched on the mine to put the hauling gear out of action ....
The African Mine workers strike of 1946 South African ,
The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa Following the demise of the ICU in the early 1940s, the mine workers were the first to challenge not only their employers, but the racist policies of the segregationist state of Jan Smuts...
Sep 29, 2013 0183 32 Indonesia is home to the world s biggest gold mine while South Africa, which houses the majority of the deepest mines in the world, also hosts two of the top ten largest gold min Mining-technology profiles the top ten biggest gold mines in the ,...
Effects of the Mining Strikes on the South African Economy ,
Jul 18, 2014 0183 32 The strike also hurt output in manufacturing, which makes up about 15 of the economy locally and about 40 of global production of the precious metal, which is used for catalytic converters in vehicles and is a key source of hard currency for South Africa Other affected industries...
1946 African Mineworkers Strike South African History Online
Meanwhile, however, the Guardian, a progressive South African weekly, the only paper which totally supported the strike, was sued by four mining companies for 40,000 pounds for publishing the Unions memorandum on the grounds that it was false and that the recruiting of mine ,...
The National Union of Mineworkers NUM is a trade union in South AfricaWith a membership of 300,000 it is the largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade UnionsIt was founded in 1982 as a black mine workers union by Cyril Ramaphosa and grew rapidly, winning bargaining recognition from the Chamber of Mines in 1983 51...
Ever since the Kimberley diamond strike of 1868, South Africa has been a world leader in diamond production citation needed The primary South African sources of diamonds, including seven large diamond mines around the country, are controlled by the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company...
The following is a list of specific strikes workers refusing to work in an attempt to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or in solidarity with those in another particular workplace and general strikes widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized political campaign on a broader national or international level...
The Practice of Strikes In South Africa Lessons from the ,
Keywords Right to strike, protected and unprotected strike, employees/workers, trade unions, workplace relations Introduction South Africa s mining industry continues to experience continuous strikes like never before The activity of min-ing is amongst the critical aspects of South Africa s so-cio-economic development Hence, mining and ....
Aug 01, 2011 0183 32 In South Africa, at the golden mines, there are more than 100000 miners on strike, they require the increase of the 14 on their wages, just at a time when the mineral is sold at record price ....
These are the top 10 Mining Companies to Work For in Africa
And with growth, mining companies are on a mission to attract the brightest employees available in the market Workers who have experience in engineering and geology are in high demand and can often pick and choose the mining company they want to work for Here are the top ten mining companies to work for in Africa 1 Anglo American...
End of South Africa s platinum mine strike signals end of ,
Jun 25, 2014 0183 32 End of South Africa s platinum mine strike signals end of ANC domination Analysis This is the first significant action taken by a non-ANC force in which black South ,...
The World s Three Largest Platinum Mines Are Going On ,
Our economy is stressed enough already and another strike in the mining industry would have dire consequences, said the minister South Africa is the world s largest platinum producer and around ....
Aug 28, 2013 0183 32 South Africa South Africa, a strike nation , Uasa , have left discussions with the Chamber of Mines while the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union AMCU , which is ,...
Aside from a few small streams and artificial lakes, Johannesburg lacks water The city owes its location to the presence of an even more precious resource goldThe city grew on the edge of the Witwatersrand Main Reef, a subterranean stratum of gold-bearing quartz-silica conglomerate that arcs for hundreds of miles beneath the Highveld...
