Sibanye ups Q1 gold output 11%, awaits ruling on strike

Johannesburg- and New York-listed Sibanye Gold has improved its year-on-year production of gold, lifting output by 11% to 332 400 oz for the quarter ended March 31 as the company’s Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix mines strengthened production over the three months. Gold production from the Driefontein mine, in Gauteng, increased by 3% on the comparable March 2013 quarter to 130 900 oz, but was 19% lower than that of the December 2013 quarter.