(November 30th, 2007)
A quarter of a million miners are set to walk off the job in South Africa on Tuesday to call attention to unsafe working conditions. Mining has been part of the country’s fabric for more than a century, but little attention has been paid to the human costs. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(November 8th, 2007)
Gold is close to being at an all-time — which is good news for South Africa, the world’s leading gold producer. Gretchen Wilson looks into what’s making gold a popular investment right now.
(August 30th, 2007)
The price of gold has more than doubled in recent years, but that hasn’t translated to double the profits for producers and certainly not double the salary for workers. But they are getting 8 to 10 percent raises. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(July 31st, 2006)
In the 1970s and ’80s copper prices plummeted worldwide and Zambia’s mines closed, crippling that country’s economy. Gretchen Wilson visits one mine that’s now booming at the hands of Chinese investors.
