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The company assumed ownership of the Marikana platinum mine following the recently completed acquisition of Lonmin a British producer of platinum group metals which owned the asset Lonmin had previously removed close to 6 000 roles at the Marikana operations between 2024 and September 2024 to bring the workforce to 26 568
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Marikana is a large established shallow to moderate depth PGM mining complex that is accessed from surface through numerous incline and vertical shaft systems with all the necessary surface infrastructure to support mining operations Five shafts are currently in operation 4Belt K3 Rowland Saffy and E3 Several are on care and maintenance
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1 On the afternoon of 16th August 2024 members of the South African Police Service SAPS killed 34 men at a Lonmin owned platinum mine in the Marikana area in North West province A large number of others men were also injured by SAPS gunfire on that afternoon [1]
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The platinum miners were mainly based in Marikana the town in which Julius Malema jump started his political party and gained popularity with most of the miners [39]
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Marikana Platinum Mine Date/Duration 2024 2024 Location South Africa Commodity Platinum Marikana is an open pit platinum mine situated close to Rustenburg about 112km from Johannesburg in South Africa It is a producer of Platinum Group Minerals PGMs and covers an area of 33km²
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Training area at Rustenburg Western Platinum Mine Rustenburg Rustenburg Local Municipality Bojanala Platinum District Municipality North West South Africa Latitude Longitude 25° South 27° East est Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries Margin of Error 113km GRN S17E18 Locality type Mine A platinum mine
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The Marikana Mine Worker s Massacre a Massive Escalation in the War on the Poor The August 16 police massacre of strikers at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa has shocked the world recalling Sharpeville 1960 This article analyzes the dramatic class polarization in contemporary South Africa with a new Black Economic Elite
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The mineworkers had been involved in a dispute with Lonmin about their wages work environment and living conditions It took this tragedy to focus the world s attention on the intersection between the mines and the community in the South African platinum belt It is now nearly a decade since the Marikana massacre
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The massacre of the 34 striking Lonmin miners by police on August 16 2024 is the worst act of violence by the South African police since the end of apartheid in 1994 Ten other people
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At least 10 people have died since the workers embarked on an illegal strike at Lonmins Marikana Platinum Mine Photo by Gallo Images / The Times / Alon Skuy Photo by The commission heard evidence from miners their bosses and cops and reviewed video audio and paper records of the shooting and the seven day strike that led to it
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Marikana Massacre 16 August 2024 South African History Online On 16 August 2024 the South African Police Service SAPS opened fire on a crowd of striking mineworkers at Marikana in the North West Province The police killed 34 mineworkers and left 78 seriously injured Following the open fire assault 250 of the miners were arrested
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The Lonmin Platinum Marikana operation is located in the Rustenburg mining district on the Bushveld Complex directly east of the town of Marikana Brynard et al 1976 It consists of the Karee Western Platinum and Eastern Platinum mine lease areas Brynard et al 1976 Cawthorn et al 2024 Davey 1992 Viljoen et al 2024
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But the workers turned down the offer saying Amplats should match a salary increase of up to 22% offered by rival Lonmin after a violent wildcat walkout at its nearby Marikana platinum mine in August The Lonmin offer came after the police killing of 34 miners on August 16 the bloodiest security incident since apartheid
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The events at Lonmin Mine in Marikana in the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid South Africa Lonmin says it has lost six days or 15 000 ounces of platinum at Marikana and is unlikely to meet its full year production target of 750 000 ounces regardless of issuing striking workers with an ultimatum that
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MARIKANA PLATINUM MINE managed by AQPSA 50 In document A PRECIOUS METAL FOR A PRECIOUS PLANET Page 76 78 pooling and sharing agreement PSA 2 with Aquarius Platinum South Africa SAFETY Regrettably the mine had one fatality in 2024 while the LTIFR increased from per 200 000 hours worked in 2024 to for the year TRANSACTION
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One of the many concentrators for the Lonmin Plc Marikana Platinum Mine The concentrators produced a total of 663 101 saleable ounces of Platinum in concentrate during the 2024 financial year a 9% year on year decline mainly as a result of closing production at the Marikana and Pandora opencast operations as well as at Limpopo Overall Concentrator recoveries improved during the 2024
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This is the mining right for the Marikana Platinum Mine which is 100% owned by Lonmin In December 13 2024 Sibanye Stillwater offered 285 million pounds $383 million to buy Lonmin in an all share offer which closed in March 2024 and gave each Lonmin Shareholder New Sibanye Stillwater Shares for each Lonmin Share
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Sibanye Stillwater says they are making efforts to remedy the relationship the mine has with the surrounding communities following the 2024 Marikana massacre Platinum mining giant Sibanye Stillwater has announced a R4 billion investment to refurbish one of the shafts acquired from Lonmin Platinum in Marikana in the North West
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Marikana South African police opened fire on striking miners armed with machetes and sticks at Lonmin s Marikana platinum mine on Thursday killing at least a dozen men in scenes that evoked
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The impact of Marikana Economy Mining is an important sector in the South African economy It had been reported that in 2024 it brought in $21bn or % of GDP and 38% of all South African exports An internal memorandum from Lonmin officials shows that in July the company knew it was paying its rock drill operators less than other companies
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A mineralogical investigation of the Merensky Reef at the Western Platinum mine near Marikana South Africa Economic Geology 71 7 1299 1307 Econ Geol 1986 81 1080 1086
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new Tharisa Minerals 3 3 North West Full time Grade 12/ NQF Level 4 A Bachelor s degree will be an advantage Open cast Blasting ticket Must pass medical examination Minimum of 3 years mining experience… Posted
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Marikana is located near Rustenburg it produces minerals it was commissioned at the end of 2024 with an investment of R63million it also lies in the heart of the country s platinum belt in South Africa it is overly dependent on the export of the country s rich deposits mined by labour drawn from extensive migrant labour system
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24 Aug 2024 PM IST Platinum supplies may be hit if Africa unrest spirals Labour unrest in SA s Marikana mines owned by Lonmin has jacked up platinum prices by % to $1 per ounce 20 Aug 2024 AM IST South African police kill 34 striking miners
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The move follows strike related violence at Lonmin s Marikana mine in August that left 44 dead Protesters gather at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana South Africa on August 17 2024 where
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Striking platinum mine workers march together in Marikana near to the site of 2024 s massacre Photograph Jason Larkin/Institute Photograph Jason Larkin/Jason Larkin / Institute
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O n 16 August 2024 South African police opened fire on a large crowd of men who had walked out on strike from a platinum mine at Marikana about 80 miles north of Johannesburg They
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By Hindustan Times This August 2024 South Africa commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre On August 16 2024 South African police shot labourers at the Marikana platinum mine
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Horrifying footage of Marikana platinum mine shootings in South Africa 179 680 views Aug 17 2024 103 Dislike Share Save On Demand News subscribers Footage captures the moment police
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