Total working costs, involved in mining ore and processing it, rose 3.7 percent to 461.3 million rand from 445 million in the previous three months, the company said.
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Labor costs, which account for about half a mine's working costs, have been going up faster than inflation, while productivity was reduced by more public holidays in 1995.
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A second shutdown that began in December furloughed fewer workers, 280, 000, but lasted 21 days . Paying them for not working cost about $ 900 billion in lost productivity.
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Capital expenditure was down 10 percent, working costs fell 5 percent and the company said it's on track to attain its forecast gold production for the year of 12.3 tons.
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Working costs rose 1 percent to 2.28 billion rand, from 2.257 billion rand, and unit working costs fell 2 percent to 42, 294 rand per kilogram from 43, 044 rand.
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Working costs rose 1 percent to 2.28 billion rand, from 2.257 billion rand, and unit working costs fell 2 percent to 42, 294 rand per kilogram from 43, 044 rand.
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A second shutdown that began in December furloughed fewer workers, 280, 000, but lasted 21 days . Paying them for not working cost about $ 900 million in lost productivity.
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It expects unit working costs to drop to about 38, 000 rand per kilogram in the quarter ending Sept . 30, from 41, 000 rand / kg in the June quarter.
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These " working costs, " which don't include other overhead such as depreciation of equipment and interest on company debt, compare with a world average of about $ 285 an ounce.
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Capital expenditure was down 10 percent, working costs fell 5 percent and the company said it's on track to attain its forecast gold production for the year of 12 . 3 tons.
