Aquarius’ Kroondal mine reopened after protest action

Production at the central shaft of Aquarius Platinum’s Kroondal mine, near Rustenburg in South Africa, had resumed on Sunday, following the arrest of 34 former contract miners who disrupted production on Friday. The former contract miners had...

Syndicates exploit understaffed legal system

Gold theft syndicates operating in South Africa are showing signs of increasing sophistication. Western Areas head of gold crime investigations and ex-policeman Danie van Tonder says several tiers have been identified within syndicates, ranging...