Monday, September 17, 2012

South Africa: 2 mines re-open despite continuation of labor unrest

(Reuters) - Two South African mines reopened on Monday after labor strife forced them to suspend operations last week, but striking miners vowed to keep operations run by world No. 1 platinum producer Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) shut.

Wage talks were set to resume in a bid to end a 5-week strike at the Marikana mine of platinum producer Lonmin, bringing its production to a halt and pushing up the price of the precious white metal.

The unrest has its roots in a turf war for

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