Mining analyst peter major
‘Mining plan will only work if signatories follow up with action’
The Chamber of Mines, govt & unions signed a 10-point plan aimed at minimising job losses.
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Stats SA releases second quarter GDP data
Statistics SA released GDP data for the second quarter of 2015 which showed the economy contracted by 1.3% and that mining production accelerated compared to a year ago. Listen as SA mining sector analyst Peter Major explains.
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Amcu unaware of Lonmin retrenchments
Despite reports of Lonmin cutting 5,700 positions, Amcu says it’s not received word from the company.
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'Thousands of job losses from platinum strike'
A mining analyst says the platinum sector strike will be disastrous for jobs and economic growth.
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NUM holds out for golden pay day
Around 80,000 miners downed tools on Tuesday at the start of their night shift.
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NUM threatens strike action
The threat comes after Amplats announced it planned to cut 7,000 jobs.
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'We didnt agree on 7,000 job cuts'
After months of talks with government and unions, Amplats says it aims to cut about 7,000 jobs.
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Amplats to slash 6,000 jobs
The National Union of Mineworker said it was totally opposed to the proposal.
