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Brent for December settlement was 0.6% lower at $85.33 a barrel.

Despite a tragedy involving 28 missing zama zamas in the Virginia shaft in May, there’s evidence that curbing illegal mining reduces other forms of crime.

May be forced to close some loss-making shafts.

Talks started Wednesday and after a 60 day process, 141 jobs are expected to be lost.

Brent for December settlement fell 4 cents to $90.88 a barrel.

But at current mining rates the country has just 27 years of gold reserves left.

Brent for December settlement dropped 0.9% to $89.91 a barrel.

Brent for December settlement added 0.4% to $92.55 a barrel.

Brent for November settlement climbed 0.9% to $97.38 a barrel.

Transnet, which transports the fuel from mines in Mpumalanga province to Richards Bay Coal Terminal, has been hobbled by sabotage, cable theft and aging equipment.

Initiatives to prepare workers and communities have to date been mainly donor funded.

Brent for November fell 0.5% to $92.86 a barrel.

Many of the world’s biggest food suppliers — from Nestle SA and Unilever to Walmart and PepsiCo — are pursuing 'regenerative' agriculture.

Brent crude has reached a 10-month high around $95 a barrel as export curbs by Saudi Arabia and Russia combined with an improving outlook for the US and China to drive prices higher.