Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – South African Gold Producers Reach Lung-Disease Settlement — The agreement provides for compensation for all eligible workers suffering from silicosis or tuberculosis who worked in the companies’ mines at any point since March 1965, the parties said in a statement Thursday. The six producers, which also include AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. and Gold Fields Ltd., last year set aside about 5 billion rand ($390 million) to settle the lawsuit. The settlement will be submitted to South Africa’s South Gauteng High Court for ratification.
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Thieves Take 12 Kilogram of Gold From South African Mine
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Thieves Take 12 Kilogram of Gold From South African Mine – The robbers accessed “heavily guarded” gold storage facilities in a significant security breach at the mine, situated in South Africa’s North West province, she said. The incident is being investigated.