Implats platinum mine
UPDATE: 19 miners test positive for COVID-19 at Implats Marula mine in Limpopo
Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba said contract tracing has begun, while it’s still not clear if the mine will halt operations.
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Mantashe vows to confront Minerals Council over job losses
Minister Mantashe says mining companies should find ways they could optimise production and not run to cutting jobs.
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Mathunjwa: One job loss, one too many
Amcu held a briefing on Tuesday following an announcement last week that the platinum producer plans to cut around 13,000 jobs over the next two years.
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Implats: Amcu strike could lead to more job losses
On Tuesday, Amcu held a briefing warning of a looming strike in the sector if talks over planned retrenchments fail.
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[WATCH] Amcu threaten to strike at Implats over job cuts
Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa says the union will embark on an unspecified industrial action at Impala Platinum if talks over the company's plans to cut a third of its workforce fail.
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Body of mineworker trapped at Impala found
The worker is one of two employees who were trapped underground following a rock fall last month.
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Implats: Miner’s body found in shaft
Two rock drill operators were trapped when a shaft caved in at the Rustenburg mine on Tuesday.
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SA's Implats CEO to step down in December
Implats raised R4bn in 2015 to develop two of its most important shafts while closing other projects.
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Two workers missing after mine collapse at Impala Platinum
Nine workers were trapped and operations suspended after the shaft collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.
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Implats starts closing mine shaft
Implats said this month it was considering closing a shaft and another section of Rustenburg.
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Implats mulls increased mechanisation
The company will unveil the results of a strategic review in December.
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Implats embarks on strategic review
A restructuring is expected in South Africa’s platinum sector after a strike by Amcu which ended in June.
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Sibanye Gold looks to acquire platinum mines
While it won’t say which, Sibanye Gold has publicly expressed interest in acquiring platinum mines.
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Implats: Wage talks with Amcu continue
Impala Platinum says platinum producers and Amcu are still trying to resolve outstanding issues.
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‘Mining investors looking elsewhere in Africa’
Mining specialist Olivier Barbeau says government needs to set the record straight.
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Vandalism at Rustenburg mine
Cars belonging to staff at a Rustenburg mine were vandalised during the platinum strike.
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Amcu strike costs soar
The strike in the platinum sector is on the eve of its 12th week with no end in sight.
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Amcu warns mining bosses
The union has warned the world's three biggest platinum producers not to underestimate its endurance.
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Mine wage talks suspended indefinitely
The strike by over 80,000 Amcu members is already in its seventh week.
