JOHANNESBURG, May 12 (Reuters) - Two Lonmin workers were killed on Monday in South Africa as they reported for work at their strike-hit platinum mine, a mineworkers union said, threatening the firm's ...

South African President Jacob Zuma has announced an inquiry into violence at a mine in the north-east of the country, calling the deaths there "tragic". Thirty-four people were killed when police ...

Workers dispersed calmly after armoured trucks and armed police in riot gear stopped them from marching on a police station in northwestern Rustenburg on Sunday, a day after officers fired rubber ...

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At the Lonmin mine at Marikana, the world’s third largest platinum mine, thousands gathered and sang the national anthem in piercing heat, holding up umbrellas to block the sun. Workers cheered and ...

"I suspect supporting the rights is the only course of action for shareholders as the current equity is probably worthless without it," said a top-30 investor in Lonmin. Battered by strikes, rising ...

LONDON (Reuters) - South Africa-focused platinum producer Lonmin said its prospects were strong with a mine life of over 100 years and reiterated it would vigorously contest a $10 billion (5.3 billion ...

Platinum producer Lonmin Plc (LON: LMI) suspended operations at its Marikana mine in South Africa Tuesday as workers began a wildcat strike. Mine workers refused to go underground and all 13 shafts ...

Swiss mining company Xstrata sought to expand its global reach with a 6.0-billion-euro (US$9.8 billion) bid for British platinum producer Lonmin termed "opportunistic and unwelcome" by its target.