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Union rejects Metorex wage offer

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Trade union Solidarity has rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3% by Metorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations.

Metorex earnings expected to fall

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Diversified mining group Metorex expects its first half headline earnings to be between 13c per share and 15c per share from 48c per share the year before.

First Quantum’s Zambia mine hit by power outage

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First Quantum's Zambia mine is hit by power outage, costing the largest single mine in the country $10m a day.

Chrometco narrows H1 loss to R1.86m

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Chrometco, which is focused on the mining, concentrating and beneficiation of various minerals, has reported the narrowing of its first half net loss after it released reviewed interim results.

Palabora pays dividend despite fall in HEPS

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Copper mining company Palabora Mining, which operates South Africa's largest copper mine, has declared a R6.20 dividend despite a 60% fall in its full year headline earnings.

Union wins 9% Palabora wage increase

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Trade union Solidarity has secured a wage increase of 9% during negotiations with the country's largest copper mine, Palabora Mining.

Metorex in $100m equity raising

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Metorex is raising R750m in a rights issue and is putting in place a $100m revised debt package at its flagship Ruashi copper project.

RUSAL shares fall on HK debut

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UC RUSAL shares fall on their debut in Hong Kong over concerns about the Russian group's debt and legal issues.

Palabora earnings take a dip

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Palabora Mining Company's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for the year ended December are expected to be between R 1.105bn and R1.139bn.

Equinox to hit 135,000t copper target this year

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Equinox says its Lumwana copper project in Zambia will hit full production of 135,000 tonnes of copper this year. It is stockpiling uranium-bearing ore ahead of a decison whether to build a processing plant.