A silicosis settlement reached between The Occupational Lung Disease Working Group and the Legal Resources Centre has become effective.
The settlement followed almost five years of negotiations between the working group – representing miners African …
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State-owned Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) on Wednesday reported that a worker had been killed in an accident at the Central Basin acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment plant, which is under its management. The worker was an employee of contractor …
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The South African mining industry is making strides in improving its health and safety performance, but more needs to be done on site, as well as off site, to keep employees safe, says the Minerals Council South Africa. The council reiterated during th…
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Mining companies and their stakeholders, including investors, governments and politicians, must confront the human rights abuses that are rife in the industry, nongovernmental organisation Amnesty International said on Monday. The statement was issued …
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A specialist recovery team has been called in at the Henty gold mine, in Tasmania, to recover the body of a miner that died last week. The miner, who was identified as 44-year-old Cameron Goss, went missing after an earth collapse early on Thursday las…
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is mourning the death of a worker during a seismic incident which caused a rock fall at Tau Lekoa mine in North West province. In a statement late on Sunday, Numsa said it had informed manageme…
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Friday announced the lowest ever number of mining fatalities on record, with 51 fatalities reported for the year. This translates to a 37% year-on-year improvement, when compared with the 81 repo…
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Friday announced the lowest number of mining fatalities on record, at 51 for 2019. This was a 37% year-on-year improvement, compared with the 81 reported fatalities in 2018. Fatalities in the gol…
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The Tasmanian rescue crews at the Henty gold mine have given up hope of finding the missing miner alive.
The miner, employed by services provider PYBAR, has been missing since 4am on Thursday following an earth collapse at the gold mine.
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A worker missing at the Henty gold mine, in Tasmania, was yet to be recovered, the Tasmanian police said on Thursday.
The worker was reported missing early on Thursday morning after staff at the mine was unable to make contact, and an initial investig…
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