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DRDGOLD agrees to sell 60% of Blyvoor to Aurora

2 December 2009

DRDGOLD and Aurora announced today that Aurora has made, and DRDGOLD has accepted, a firm offer to acquire a 60% interest in DRDGOLD SAs wholly owned Blyvoor.
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DRDGOLD agrees to sell 60% of Blyvoor to Aurora

2 December 2009

DRDGOLD and Aurora announced today that they have signed a Heads of Agreement relating to an offer in terms of which Aurora will acquire a 60% interest in Blyvoor for R296.2 million with effect from 1 December 2009.
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Angry DRDGOLD dismisses Solidarity retrenchment claim

18 November 2009

DRDGOLD Limited last night rejected a public announcement made earlier in the day by trade union Solidarity that the company intends to retrench 1 300 employees at its 74%-owned Blyvooruitzicht gold mine near Carletonville.
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DRDGOLD announces granting of judicial management order over Blyvoor; reports improved monthly performance by all other operations

12 November 2009

DRDGOLD Limited announced today that the High Court of South Africa has approved its application for a judicial management order over the companys 74%-owned Blyvoor operation.
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DRDGOLD to seek judicial management order for Blyvoor

9 November 2009

In a bid to save its 74%-owned Blyvoor mine from liquidation DRDGOLD Limited intends applying to the High Court of South Africa for a judicial management order over the struggling operation.
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Increased surface production offsets lower underground ounces

22 October 2009

DRDGOLD Limited today announced a 1% decrease in gold production to 57 292oz for the quarter ended 30 September 2009.
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Blyvoor strikers return to work

12 October 2009

DRDGOLD Limited announced today that a wage-related strike by some 3 900 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition unit at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Limited operation is over.
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Crown strikers return to work

8 October 2009

DRDGOLD Limited announced today that a wage-related strike by some 500 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition unit at the Crown Gold Recoveries surface retreatment operations, have returned to work.
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DRDGOLD strike action continues

30 September 2009

DRDGOLD said today that wage-related strike action by a total of 4 400 employees in the National Union of Mineworkers recognition units at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company Limited and Crown Gold Recoveries Limited operations, which are held by the companys 74%-owned subsidiary, DRDGOLD South African Operations Limited, has entered its third week.
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Confirmation of posting of annual report and convening of annual general meeting

29 September 2009

DRDGOLD wishes to confirm that its annual report containing its audited annual financial results will be posted today.
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DRDGOLD settles with UASA, NUM gives notice of labour action

14 September 2009

DRDGOLD Limited announced today that its Blyvoor, ERPM and Crown operations have signed a two-year wage settlement with UASA.
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DRDGOLD withdraws its complaint against ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited

14 September 2009

DRDGOLD and Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited announced today that they have withdrawn their excessive pricing complaint against ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited.
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Blyvoor gives notice of right-sizing consultation process

26 August 2009

DRDGOLD Limited announced today that it has advised unions of its intention to right-size the Blyvooruitzicht operations.
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DRDGOLD declares dividend of 5 SA cents per share

20 August 2009

DRDGOLD Limited today announced a final dividend of 5 SA cents per share for the year ended 30 June 2009, compared with 10 cents in the previous year.
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Rejection by Mintails of the offer by DRDGOLD to purchase its South African assets and withdrawal of cautionary

22 July 2009

The Mintails board has advised DRDGOLD that it has rejected the offer to acquire all of its South African business assets, excluding its interest in West Wits Mining Limited.
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DRDGOLD offer to purchase Mintails South African business assets conditionally accepted

29 June 2009

DRDGOLD Limited has announced that ASX-listed Mintails has conditionally accepted an offer by DRDGOLD to acquire all of Mintails South African business assets except its interest in underground explorer West Wits Mining Limited (WWI).
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'Focus on reducing risk, containing costs and pursuing steady-state production at Ergo': CEO

24 April 2009

DRDGOLD Limited has announced a 38% rise in operating profit to R129.9 million for the quarter ended 31 March 2009.
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Results of general meeting

1 April 2009

The company is pleased to announce that, at the general meeting held yesterday to consider the acquisition by the DRDGOLD group of the 50% interest held by the Mintails group in the Elsburg Gold Mining Joint Venture, all the resolutions were passed by the requisite majorities of votes.
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‘Disciplined approach to future growth’: CEO

6 February 2009

DRDGOLD today reported a 65% increase in operating profit to R94.3 million and a 30% rise in headline earnings per share to 13.6 South African cents for the quarter ended 31 December 2008.
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Update on the effect of the power outage at the Blyvooruitzicht Mine

26 January 2009

DRDGOLD wishes to advise that underground operations at the No 5 shaft of the Blyvooruitzicht mine held by DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited resumed at the start of the night shift on Thursday 22 January 2009.
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ERPM Section 189A consultation process concludes

20 January 2009

Consultations in terms of Section 189A of the Labour Relations Act regarding the future of employees affected by the placing on care and maintenance of the underground operations of the Boksburg-based ERPM mine of DRDGOLD SA have been concluded.
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All Blyvoor employees safely on surface

18 January 2009

DRDGOLD is pleased to report that all 167 employees at the No 5 shaft, Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, near Carletonville, have been safely brought to surface
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Rescue under way at Blyvoor

18 January 2009

Work is under way to bring to surface some 167 underground workers who are currently safe in rescue bays at the No 5 Shaft of DRDGOLD South African Operations (Pty) Limited’s Blyvooruitzicht gold mine near Carletonville
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