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Platinum miner Lonmin CEO Ian Farmer stands down

YoopyaDecember 29, 2012

by YoopyaDecember 29, 201206

The head of the platinum mining firm Lonmin is stepping down four months after a strike at its South African Marikana mine left 44 people...

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South Africa shootings: Marikana mine inquiry begins

YoopyaOctober 1, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 1, 201202

A judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal August shootings of 34 striking miners at the Marikana mine has opened. The inquiry was set up...

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South Africa vows clampdown on mining unrest

YoopyaSeptember 14, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 14, 201202

South Africa’s government has announced a raft of measures to clamp down on continuing unrest in the mining sector. It warned it would crack down...

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Marikana strike: South Africa to release unrest miners

YoopyaSeptember 3, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 3, 201207

South African courts are to begin releasing 270 striking miners charged with murder after 34 of their colleagues were shot dead by police. Earlier, the...

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