South African gold mining companies have signed a new wage deal aimed at ending strikes that have crippled the industry. The agreement does not affect workers in the platinum and coal mining industries.
Strikes in South Africa
![Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/72CAF178-EE64-450B-AAFD-86DD9EEDF440_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Striking miners chant slogans as they gather at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.
![Striking miners react as they make way for a security vehicle at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A23480C2-7377-400F-9CC6-55E060A594F6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Striking miners react as they make way for a security vehicle at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 25, 2012.
![Striking miners march to meet some of the management team at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EA0E90CE-B4A4-4DC6-87BD-71CAE6E4C67A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Striking miners march to meet some of the management team at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.
![Miners encounter police at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2F52C651-1348-4600-AF2F-338D01CE04E2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Miners encounter police at the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Carletonville, South Africa, October 18, 2012.