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numFin24 reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday more than 1,500 members will march on Tuesday against planned retrenchments at Sibanye Gold's loss-making Cooke 4 mine.  

Sibanye began talks with unions for job cuts at the mine in July.  The company first broached the subject of job cuts at the mine with unions in November 2014.  Since then Cooke 4 has continued to fall short of production targets and accumulate losses, which the company said threatened the viability of the other three Cooke operations.  The NUM called on Sibanye to "surrender the mining licence to any responsible company that will be willing to mine Cook 4 operation" and vowed to fight the closure and job cuts.

  • Read this report in full at Fin24
  • See too, NUM planning Sibanye Gold march on Tuesday, at Business Report
  • Read the NUM’s statement in this regard at NUM online


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