South African gold mining companies have signed a new wage deal aimed at ending strikes that have crippled the industry. The agreement does not affect workers in the platinum and coal mining industries.
Strikes in South Africa
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Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.
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Striking miners react as they make way for a security vehicle at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.
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Striking miners march to meet some of the management team at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.
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Miners encounter police at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.