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strike in South Africa''s platinum industry. The strike lasted .ve months, ending in June 2014 when producers reached an agreement with the main labour unions. The immediate impacts on local mining towns were particularly severe, but our research shows that the strike could also have long lasting negative impacts on the South African ...

Jun 16, 2014· The longest strike in South Africa''s history has ended. For nearly five long months, platinum miners affiliated to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) held out against the arrogance and intransigence of the platinum mine bosses. On Thursday the business press broke the news that an "in principle agreement" had been reached between the platinum mines and .

Sep 09, 2019· Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and Sibanye Gold Ltd. will seek mediation to break the deadlock in wage negotiations with South Africa''s largest platinummining .

Jul 10, 2014· The crippling strike action that began on the 23 rd of January 2014 in the platinum sector had a negative impact on total mining production. For the first five months of 2014 total mining output contracted by 1,9% compared with the first five months of 2013. The largest contributor to the 1,9% decrease was PGMs (contributing 6,1 percentage ...

May 13, 2015· The union that led 2014''s bitter fivemonth strike in South Africa''s platinum belt has brought the same demands – doubling of wages – to the gold sector.

Aug 22, 2018· Effects Of Mining on the Environment and Human Health Impacts of strip mining: Strip mining destroys landscapes, forests and wildlife habitats at the site of the mine when trees, plants, and topsoil are cleared from the mining area. This in turn leads to .

Understanding the characteristics of the metal ores mining industry is important for understanding the economywide impact of the strike. The platinum group metals industry is South Africa''s second largest export earner behind gold and contributes just over 2% to the country''s GDP.

Impact of S Africa mine strike Jump to media player The largest union in South Africa''s platinum sector has called a strike over pay Lerato Mbele reports.

The strike took around 440 000 ounces of platinum out of production. The three companies, Impala Platinum, Amplats and Lonmin suffered a total revenue loss of about during the strike and a further loss of billion in wages. The five month long strike affected both the workers and the mining companies.

Platinum mining in South Africa. In South Africa, the discovery of the first platinum nuggets dates back to 1924. The geologist Hans Merensky''s followup work resulted in the discovery of two deposits, each around 100km in length, which became known as the Bushveld Igneous Complex.

Aug 12, 2015· Job losses in mining sector: who benefits? ... And through what they call ''induced impact of employee spending'', another 176 000 jobs. ... During the fivemonth long platinum strike, the ...

A great deal has been written about the first two factors, so this article will examine the last factor, especially as the special features of mining cuts across the whole of mining and not just platinum. Mining in South Africa has always been an enclave industry, albeit with substantial impact .

Mining strike hits SA macro and micro economy. ... have not been able to capitalise on their rivals'' misfortunes as the strike has not had much impact on price. ... mining strike Impala Platinum ...

The impact of violence and intimidation on strike actions and their effect on union membership in the Platinum Mining Industry. Lusanda Khanyiso Sam . . A Submission to the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, in partial

Sep 13, 2012· South African mine strikes could damage country''s economy, analysts say ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — As unrest sweeps across South Africa''s platinum industry, analysts fear the impact of ...

PGM MARKET REPORT NOVEMBER 2015 Precious Metals Management 2 Strike action cost South African mines over million oz of platinum production in 2014. This year, output at the strikeaffected mines has returned to nearnormal levels. entered an agreement to sell the Everest mine plus associated mining and processing

Box 1: The impact of industrial action in the platinummining sector on the South African economy According to industry sources, in 2013 the South African Platinum Group Metals (PGM) mining sector accounted for 53,4 per cent of global platinum supplies, 26,4 per cent of palladium supplies and 58,7 per cent of rhodium supplies.

Oct 18, 2012· Strikes have roiled the mining industry for the past two months, but we need to go back to January to find their origin. That was when Impala Platinum gave .

Aug 06, 2015· Mining problems: SA in crisis mode. ... Ramatlhodi address the media on the issue of job losses in the mining industry. Picture: Thobile Mathonsi ... was behind a crippling strike in the platinum ...

Although this paper is focused on the current impact of the mining industry, no discussion of South African mining can avoid reference to the past. The industry was built on a migratory labour system, which, as we shall see below, endures to this day.

The impact of violence and intimidation on strike actions and their effect on union membership in the platinum mining industry. Login. ... The impact of violence and intimidation on strike actions and their effect on union membership in the platinum mining industry. Sam, Lusanda.

Jul 18, 2014· Mining production decreased by 6,5% yearonyear in May 2014, reports Statistics SA. The crippling strike action that began on 23 January in the platinum sector has had a negative impact on total mining production. The largest negative growth rates were recorded for PGMs (48,5%), other nonmetallic minerals (13,3%) and building materials (11 ...

The impact of the 2014 platinum mining strike in South Africa: ... In this paper we measure the economywide impact of the 2014 labour strike in South Africa''s platinum industry. The strike lasted 5 months, ending in June 2014 when producers reached an agreement with the main labour unions. The immediate impacts on local mining towns were ...

The platinum mining industry in South Africa increased production from 163 tons in 2010 to almost 200 tons in 2017, with total sales of over R9 billion. Africa Mining IQ currently tracks 82 PGM projects across South Africa across all stages of development.
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