Target mine, South Africa

An underground operation situated in the Free State.

Randfontein operations, South Africa

An underground mine, situated in Gauteng.

Harmony Gold notches up 18,2% fatality frequency rate improvement

South African gold-miner Harmony Gold says safety continues to be a top priority.

SA mine strike 'counterproductive', says Chamber

South Africa's Chamber of Mines (CoM) was "disappointed" with the strike that curbed mining production in the country on Wednesday, saying that the action was "counterproductive", senior executive Frans Barker told Mining Weekly Online. He said...

Cosatu strike hits SA gold, coal mines

The one-day strike organised by the Congress of Trade Unions of South Africa (Cosatu), was affecting mines in the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces, as workers downed tools in protest to rising food and energy prices. The industrial action...

Daily Podcast - July 16, 2008

In today's podcast: Manuel denies being opposed to industrial policy, as OECD slates the plan, US courts Africa before Doha round meeting and Harmony workers down tools after fatal accidents.

Harmony workers down tools after fatal accidents

JSE-listed Harmony Gold said that 6 500 employees had halted work at its Virginia operations on Tuesday, after two workers died at local mines, in the past five days. Spokesperson Amelia Soares said that the action was not legal, and that...

Problems with locals won’t delay PNG project - Harmony

World number-five gold producer Harmony Gold said on Monday that problems with locals at its Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) would not delay its ramp up, and that the company hoped to resolve the issue "in the next day or...

Gold producer staves off effects of electricity supply shortage

It has been business as usual for the world’s fifth-largest gold producer, Harmony, despite the crippling power cuts which has thrown mining operations into disarray over the last two months.

Power crisis may force mines to retrench workers

Two of South Africa’s largest gold mining companies have warned that they may have to start cutting jobs, as a result of the ongoing power crisis that forced many mines to close for almost a week.

Mining industry gets green light to boost power consumption

South Africa's power supply debacle continued on Friday, although "things were looking a lot better", Eskom spokesperson Steve Lennon told Mining Weekly Online, and mines were once again given the go-ahead to ramp up production to...

SA miners restart output as Eskom boosts power supplies

South Africa's biggest mining companies will start producing again at near-normal levels around the end of the week, after State-owned power supplier Eskom notified them on Tuesday that they would have about 80% of their normal power levels...