JOHANNESBURG Oct 8 (Reuters) – Kumba Iron Ore is
losing 120,000 tonnes of finished product per day due to an
illegal strike at its Sishen mine in South Africa, the producer
of the steel-making ingredient said on Monday.
The company, a unit of global miner Anglo American,
added that it had sufficient production from other mines and
stockpiles to continue supplying its customers until
mid-October.
Kumba, one of the world’s top 10 producers of iron ore and
the largest in Africa, suspended operations at the mine on Oct.
4 after striking employees had blocked access to the pit.
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