South Africa’s government, labor unions and mine operators such as Harmony Gold Mining has agreed to cooperate to fight illegal mining after at least 86 died at an abandoned shaft last month. For full story, click here
Kyrgyz lawmakers has approved a deal to double the government’s stake in a gold mine that is one of the impoverished Central Asian country’s largest sources of revenue. For full story, click here
Toronto-based Barrick Gold, agreed that the problems facing the mining industry could not be mended by any kind of government action. For full story, click here
Africa’s third-largest producer of the metal, said the government ordered a “re-training” of workers after inspecting the site of a fatal accident at the Masimong mine in South Africa yesterday. For full story, click here
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