Minerals Council commits to protecting employees, industry as Covid-19 spreads

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter on Wednesday said the mining industry’s preparedness plans for dealing with the impact of Covid-19 were “very far advanced”.

Following a meeting on Tuesday by the council’s board and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, to discuss the Covid-19-related challenges that the mining industry now faces, he pointed out that the industry’s plans were based on established risk-management principles.