Simmers still in negotiations over Buffelsfontein job cuts

Gold and uranium producer Simmers & Jack (Simmers) on Thursday stated that negotiations surrounding the retrenchment of about 500 staff were still under way, and noted that some aspects of the negotiations, such as the retrenchment packages, still...

Miner participates in Indaba for fifth consecutive year

South African gold and uranium metal asset company Simmer and Jack Mines (Simmers) will be participating in the Mining Indaba for the fifth consecutive year in 2009.

Union declares wage dispute with Simmers

An estimated 4 000 workers at gold and uranium producer Simmer & Jack Mines’ (Simmers’) Buffelsfontein mine, in the North West province, would hand over a memorandum of demands on Wednesday, a labour union said. National Union of Mineworkers...

Seismic event claims life at Simmer & Jack

Uranium and gold producer Simmer & Jack on Monday reported that a seismic event at its Buffelsfontein gold mine claimed the life of one mineworker, and injured another. The incident took place at the mine’s No 2 shaft, triggering the fall of...

Simmer & Jack worker dies at Buffelsfontein mine

Gold producer Simmer & Jack on Thursday reported that a fatal accident at its Buffelsfontein mine, in the North West province, had claimed the life of one miner. The incident took place at the number two shaft in the early hours of Wednesday....

Simmers’ workers to march at Buffelsfontein mine

Workers at JSE- and TSX-listed Simmer & Jacks Mines (Simmers) would on Tuesday afternoon embark on an after-hours protest march and hand a memorandum to management over medical incapacity, wages for trained personnel, and worker accommodation...

New-generation heap-leach project, South Africa

The Elandsdrift heap-leach pad is a pilot project designed to confirm the metallurgical parameters of the extraction process on a 300 000-t sand dump.