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Miningmx reports that Wesizwe Platinum has announced that its Bakubung Platinum Mine north of Rustenburg in North West province will remain closed “until further notice” following an unprotected strike by employees.
The mine has been closed since 20 July. The company said it was working hard to resolve the matter and safeguard employees and assets. It gave no further details and did not indicate what the strike stemmed from. The mine has been riddled with delays to its full construction and commissioning, partly owing to technical faults and partly owing to bouts of unrest in the surrounding community. There were more than two weeks of strike action last year when community members from Ledig launched protests. The mine was initially expected to start operating in 2021, then by mid-2022, and again in the second half of this year. Wesizwe Platinum is 45% controlled by China Africa Jinchuan Limited.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by David McKay at Miningmx
- See too, Wesizwe temporarily shuts Bakubung mine amid unprotected strike, at Mining Weekly
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