Just days after saying the Department of Mineral Resources was "not at war" with Sibanye Gold and AngloGold Ashanti, minister Mosebenzi Zwane laid into both companies for "refusing to comply with the mining laws of the country." Zwane’s comments come after Sibanye’s subsidiary Sibanye Platinum lodged summonses against the minister and three high-ranking safety officials for R26.8m to recompense the company for losses incurred during a safety stoppage at the Kroondal platinum mine that the company argued was not proportional with the Mine Health and Safety Act.
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