Skills shortage hobbles Sibanye-Stillwater PGM activity in the US
Mining engineers and geologists are in short supply in tight post-Covid labour market
20 August 2023 - 16:52
Sibanye-Stillwater has told investors that a critical skills shortages hobbled the performance of its platinum group metals (PGMs) operations in the US in the six months ended June, spotlighting another problem area for the mining industry at a time it is facing pressure from falling commodity prices.
Mining engineers and geologists are in short supply in the US, where the post-Covid labour market remains tight and unemployment is near record lows. ..
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