Of the fatalities recorded between 1998 and last year, 81% occurred at gold mines which accounts for about 62% of the mining industry's labour. About 8% of deaths happened in platinum mines, 4% in ...
Deaths from South African mining accidents have steadily decreased in the last two decades from nearly 300 in the year 2000, according to South African government figures. Read More
As of 2023, the number of fatalities in the South African mining industry reached its lowest level, with 54 recorded fatalities. This presents an increase from the previous year, which reported 49 ...
South Africa's mining industry has suffered a substantial drop in profits this year, primarily due to lower commodity prices and a challenging operational landscape marked by load shedding and ...
He said mining houses were fined in the case of an accident. The money collected was then allocated to funding research into the causes of accidents. Most of these accidents were caused by rock ...
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Deaths in South African mines remain a problem. Though the numbers have decreased markedly since the mid-1990s, 84 were reported last year. ... retrenchments, a drop in global demand in the commodities market and other economic issues have dominated the headlines in mining, while deaths of miners continue to be a …
From Coalbrook mine to Marikana, MBALI ZWANE lists the deadliest mine accidents in South African history. South Africa's gold companies are already mining at the world's deepest depths, with Gold ...
The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) will intensify the monitoring and evaluation of mine health and safety management systems through inspections and audits during the remainder ...
The major contributors to these fatalities were gold mines (30) and platinum mines (27). Followed by coal mines (5) and other mines such as diamond, chrome, copper and iron ore (12).
December 2021 marked the second consecutive year of regression in safety on South African mines with falls of ground (FOG) and transport-related accidents being the leading causes of fatalities.
Trade union Solidarity expressed "grave concern" over safety in South African mines following the recent deaths at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane shaft in Driefontein.
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As of 2023, the number of fatalities in the South African mining industry reached its lowest level, with 54 recorded fatalities. This presents an increase from the previous year, which...
The fatality figures in the mining sector for 2016 have improved by 5% when compared to 2015. ... AllAfrica. My Account. English ... English (current) En Français. South Africa: Slight ...
A South African company, Fines Mining and Melting (Pty), built three processing plants at the mine. ... abruptly coming to a halt in October 2014 "because of a drop in global iron ore prices ...
Editorial - LAST year, according to chief inspector of mines Thabo Gazi, there were 199 deaths on SA's mines, 25 of them at AngloGold Ashanti's mines. This year, so far, 110 more miners have died ...
Analysis - The South African mining industry has once again come under sharp focus over the issue of the competing interests of profit and the lives of mineworkers. Recently a mine accident ...
In the year to end-July, 213 mine workers were killed, and according to the mineral and energy affairs department the fatality rate (deaths as a percentage of the number of miners) rose to 0,47 ...
Deaths from South African mining accidents have steadily decreased in the last two decades from nearly 300 in 2000, according to South African government figures. The Associated Press contributed ...
In 2022, fatalities in South Africa's mining industry hit a record low for a single year since the start of industrial-scale operations in the late 19th century.
The lowest ever number of fatalities recorded by the South African mining industry in any year was in 2019, when there were 51 fatalities. The industry's safety …
THE appalling regularity of deaths in Chinese coal mines -- about 6000 a year -- makes SA's mines look like comparatively delightful places to work. But more than 200 people a year are still dying ...
Mlambo-Ngcuka said the rate at which mine workers lost their lives had improved from 1,02 deaths per 1000 workers each year in 1995 to 0,74 deaths per 1000 workers per annum at the end of 2002 ...
South Africa's mines are considered one of the most hazardous working environments in the country, due to rock bursts and seismic activity which result in fatalities and injuries, said Mohapeloa ...
A mine operator says an elevator suddenly dropped approximately 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75
"Mine managements have made a substantial effort to reduce the accident and fatality rate by adopting measures within the traditional framework of the mining organisation," Dr HJ Simons, an ...
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Deaths in South Africa mines, which include the world's deepest gold and platinum operations, rose for a second consecutive year as worker safety deteriorated. …
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An elevator suddenly dropped about 650 feet (200 meters) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine ...
This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa. An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operator said Tuesday.
The leadership of the mining industry in South Africa agrees that training and skills development should be ... AllAfrica. English ... there has been a 25 percent drop in fatalities reported this ...
FOLLOWING three deaths at AngloGold Ashanti 's mines last week, the total number of reported fatalities from accidents on SA's gold, coal, diamond and other mines has risen to about 30 - and it's ...
Analysis - Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury.
The names of the miners who perished in a shaft disaster at the Impala Platinum mine were made public on Wednesday, December 6, in advance of a memorial ceremony in Rustenburg, TimesLIVE reports.
Falls of ground - which literally means a falling rock smashing your head or crushing your body - have long been the leading cause of deaths in South Africa's deep and …
South African mines recorded 49 fatalities in 2022, a record low and a 34% improvement on the 74 deaths in 2021.
The South African mining industry has reported a significant drop in the number of fatalities and injuries on mines, although official numbers from the Department of Mineral Resources...
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