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B2Gold to retrench 300 workers amid underground mining transition
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B2Gold to retrench 300 workers amid underground mining transition

Approximately 300 mining workers at B2Gold’s Otjikoto Mine will face voluntary retrenchment this year as the mine approaches open pit closure, the Canadian-listed company announced in a notice to the Labour Commissioner. The gold miner stated that mining production would taper down, requiring fewer personnel and necessitating a reduction in staff. Currently, the mine employs...

Okorusu Mine to retrench workers
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Okorusu Mine to retrench workers

Staff Reporter WORKERS have been sent home from Northern Graphite Corporation at the Okorusu Mine near Otjiwarongo. According to workers at the mine, the Canadian-listed company has sent 90% of their workers on retrenchment. “In March, people were given salary cuts of up to 50%, which were supposed to last for 18 months as the...