AngloGold Ashanti halted production at its Mponeng mine west of Johannesburg after 164 employees tested positive for COVID-19. This is the largest single outbreak of COVID-19 at a South African mine to date after Impala Platinum announced a week ago that 19 cases had been detected at its Marula mine in Limpopo province and some 30 cases were reportedly identified at the premises of the Dwarsrivier chrome mine, owned by investment company, Assore. South Africa on Sunday reported just over 11,000 active cases of COVID-19 with one third of the cumulative confirmed cases recorded in the last week alone. Based on its ... (full story)