Platinum Mine – The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡ https://www.eutimes.net We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:33:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 South African president: Economy affected by mining problems https://www.eutimes.net/2013/06/south-african-president-economy-affected-by-mining-problems/ https://www.eutimes.net/2013/06/south-african-president-economy-affected-by-mining-problems/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:37:49 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=27682 South African President Jacob Zuma says problems including strikes and deadly clashes faced by the mining industry have affected the country’s economy. “When our mining sector is in difficulties, this affects the wider economy, leading to industrial slowdown,” Zuma said on Thursday. Reports say that South Africa’s economy witnessed a growth of about 0.9 % […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2013/06/south-african-president-economy-affected-by-mining-problems/feed/ 0 South African miners end strike after signing pay deal https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-african-miners-end-strike-after-signing-pay-deal/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-african-miners-end-strike-after-signing-pay-deal/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:12:23 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=24160 South African gold miners have ended their strike after signing a pay deal, which has arranged for increase in their salaries. “Members have accepted a new pay structure,” South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said in a statement on Thursday, AFP reported. The Chamber of Mines confirmed that the miners had accepted its offer […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-african-miners-end-strike-after-signing-pay-deal/feed/ 0 Platinum producer Amplats fires 12,000 South African workers https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/platinum-producer-amplats-fires-12000-south-african-workers/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/platinum-producer-amplats-fires-12000-south-african-workers/#respond Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:06:24 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=23811 The world’s biggest platinum producer, Amplats has fired 12,000 workers after they held a wildcat strike for three weeks at its mine in South Africa’s eastern town of Rustenberg. “Approximately 12,000 striking employees chose not to make representations, nor attend the hearings, and have therefore been dismissed in their absence,” Amplats said in a statement […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/platinum-producer-amplats-fires-12000-south-african-workers/feed/ 0 South Africa begins inquiry into Marikana mine shootings https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-africa-begins-inquiry-into-marikana-mine-shootings/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-africa-begins-inquiry-into-marikana-mine-shootings/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:00:50 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=23730 South Africa’s government has opened a judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal shootings of 44 people during strikes at Marikana mine. The panel, appointed by South African President Jacob Zuma, will investigate the roles played by the police, the management of the platinum mine, Lonmin and the unions and government. The commission, which consists […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/10/south-africa-begins-inquiry-into-marikana-mine-shootings/feed/ 0 South African miners charged with murder of 34 colleagues killed by police https://www.eutimes.net/2012/08/south-african-miners-charged-with-murder-of-34-colleagues-killed-by-police/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/08/south-african-miners-charged-with-murder-of-34-colleagues-killed-by-police/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:18:38 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=23087 South African workers arrested after a shooting at a platinum mine have been charged with killing 34 of their colleagues, despite confirmation that police committed the murders. The officers, who did not deny using guns, face no charges. ­The Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, in the country’s North West province, made headlines on August 16, […]

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]]> https://www.eutimes.net/2012/08/south-african-miners-charged-with-murder-of-34-colleagues-killed-by-police/feed/ 1 34 Armed Miners Die in Conflict with South Africa Police, President Orders Probe https://www.eutimes.net/2012/08/34-armed-miners-die-in-conflict-with-south-africa-police-president-orders-probe/ https://www.eutimes.net/2012/08/34-armed-miners-die-in-conflict-with-south-africa-police-president-orders-probe/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:25:32 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=22905 South African riot police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine, killing 34 men in the deadliest episode of a week of union violence. Heavily armed officers backed by armored vehicles were laying out barbed wire barricades when they were outflanked by some of the estimated 3,000 […]

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