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Four killed at Sibanye-Stillwater South Africa mine accident

The collapse of a surface waste rock conveyor at Sibanye Stillwater's Burnstone developmental stage gold project in South Africa has resulted in the deaths of four workers. One person was also seriously injured in the accident, which occurred when five contractor workers were installing a head pulley of the recently built conveyor …

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Four killed at Sibanye-Stillwater South Africa mine …

April 17, 2023. Sibanye-Stillwater's Stillwater mine in Canada. Credit: Sibanye-Stillwater. The collapse of a surface waste rock conveyor at Sibanye Stillwater 's Burnstone developmental stage gold project in …

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AngloGold's Great Noligwa closed after fatal accident

fiogf49gjkf0d JOHANNESBURG - AngloGold Ashanti's Great Noligwa mine near Orkney was closed on Tuesday after a worker was killed. Spokesperson Alan Fine explained that a winch operator was struck by mechanical equipment during a cleaning operation early on Monday morning. An ongoing investigation by the Department of …

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Harmony Gold reports fatality at South Africa mine

At least 54 workers died in mining-related accidents in South Africa last year, up from 49 fatalities recorded in 2022, the country's safest year on record.

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At least eight dead in South African gold mine accident

Rescuers recovered eight bodies and continued to search for another missing worker on Thursday after a fire and rock-fall at a Harmony Gold mine near Johannesburg, the worst accident in South Africa's mines in nearly five years. Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu ordered an investigation into the incident at the …

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Mine fatalities at a record low in 2022 – The Mail & Guardian

There was a 4% decrease in the number of mine injuries, from 2 143 in 2021 to 2 056 last year. The latest available data shows that occupational diseases dipped by …

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South Africa Mining Sector Faces Safety Challenges Early …

South Africa's mining industry confronts safety issues with two fatalities at Harmony Gold and Gold Fields mines in the first week of 2024, as the sector aims to improve safety records and operations. ... While Harmony has refrained from divulging details surrounding the recent fatality at its mine, CEO Peter Steenkamp expressed his …

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South Africa: gold mining fatalities and injuries

Natalie Cowling, Jun 14, 2024. In 2022, 12 fatal accidents occurred as a result of gold mining in South Africa. However, the same activity caused 589 injuries in the same year. Compared to 2021 ...

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South Africa remains a leader in the evolution of cooling in

The use of ice for mine cooling was also pioneered in South Africa, with two deep-level gold mines currently using this system. Each of these technologies came with their own challenges and one of the biggest hurdles facing the industry today is the changing global legislation around refrigerants, which have to have a smaller impact on …

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Failure of emergency protocol led to death of 11 Implats …

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.

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Fatality Reports | Mine Safety and Health Administration …

Gold Ore. Graphite. Ground Silica. Gypsum. Iron Ore. Kaolin and Ball Clay. Kyanite. Lead-Zinc Ore. Leonardite. ... See recent "non-chargeable" fatalities: September 28, 2024 Fatality. Accident Classification: ... Mine Safety and Health Administration 201 12th St S Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22202-5450

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Gold miner sets new safety standards

To align with industry employer organisation Minerals Council South Africa's safety focus areas of fall-of-ground incidents, transport and machinery incidents, and dust and noise controls, gold ...

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Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral …

Since the first accidents were reported in 1904, many mine workers in the South African mining industry - and the world - have lost their lives because of mining accidents. In terms of Chapter 23 of the Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act 29 of 1996), as amended, employers must report accidents aand dangerous occurence that occur at a …

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Council welcomes zero fall of ground fatalities in gold

The Minerals Council South Africa reports that, in an historic first, there were no fatalities related to falls of ground (FoG) – one of global mining 's most difficult …

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mining and construction disasters in south africa

The Harmony Gold Mining Co. in South Africa reports that at least 36 illegal miners were ... What made you want to look up "Disasters: ... Articles about Mining Accidents South Africa - Los Angeles Times. Mining Accidents South Africa News. Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information about Mining Accidents South Africa From The …

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The state of health and safety in South Africa's …

Reports from all mines showed a decrease of 4.2% in the total number of occupational diseases reported by mines, from 2,013 cases in 2020 to 1,924 cases in 2021. TB and silicosis declined by 6.6% and …

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A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining

A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining accidents from a platinum mine in South Africa January 2017 Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and ...

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South Africa's illegal gold mining is surging

Against the backdrop of record-high prices for gold, Sibanye-Stillwater has reported a surge in illegal mining incidents and arrests around its South African operations that produce the precious metal. Known as 'zama zamas', most of the illegal gold miners hail from Lesotho and Mozambique, countries that once provided most of …

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Hazards identified and the need for health risk assessment in the South

Although mining is a cornerstone of the South African economy (), it generates copious amounts of dust. 1 The dusts may be toxic since they may also be contaminated with various toxic metals.For this reason, the prevalence and severity of occupational diseases in the mining industry depends on the ores mined, the …

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MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS

AMSJ » MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS. Category - MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS ... Activists Aim to Block Olympic Dam-sized Mine in South Australia. 4 Min Read. Authority approves reopening Far …

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/ AUGUST 2023 SAFETY IN MINING

SAFETY IN SOUTH AFRICA SINCE DEMOCRACY Since the first democratic elections in South Africa, the country's mining industry and its partners have implemented numerous health and safety initiatives that have yielded dramatic, life-saving results. Between 1995 and 2022, the number of fatalities overall declined by 91% with fall-of-ground

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South Africa's gold, platinum mines mark six months without …

South Africa achieved a record six months without a mining fatality caused by a fall-of-ground (Fog) incidents in its gold and platinum mines, industry body the …

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Rustenburg, South Africa mining accident: 11 dead | CTV …

An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 metres (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.

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Miner killed in accident at Gold Field's South Deep

Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) announced Tuesday that an employee at its South Deep mine in South Africa lost his life in a mining incident.

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South Africa's Harmony Gold reports four mine deaths

South African miner Harmony Gold on Monday reported that four workers died on Saturday in a maintenance-related accident at its Kusasalethu mine, 90 kilometres (55.92 miles) west of Johannesburg.

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Almost half of deadly mine accidents in South Africa …

Nevertheless, according to Minister Mantashe, fatalities in the gold mining industry seem to be on the rise in South Africa and there are growing worries about the proportion that take place at ...

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South Africa to increase mine safety audits

Reducing Mining Accidents by Evaluating Behavior; ... View All Result . Home General. South Africa to increase mine safety audits. October 30, 2020. in General. 0. SHARES. 50. VIEWS. Share on Facebook Share ... A lawyer for hundreds of former South African gold miners accused their ex-employers on Wednesday of failing to …

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Mine deaths in South Africa rise for second consecutive year

The death toll in South Africa's mines so far in 2021 is 69, up from 48 a year earlier, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said in a statement on …

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Accelerating mining water conservation in South Africa

Water plays a vital role not only in sustaining life, but also in various industries, ranging from agriculture and food production to mining and manufacturing. However, in specific parts of the world, water is rapidly becoming a scarce resource. South Africa is a water stressed country, and according to ESI Africa, it will approach a state

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Fall of ground safety incidents under the spotlight

The need to continually address fall of ground safety incidents in the South African mining industry was once again thrust into the spotlight when gold miner Sibanye-Stillwater experienced a fall-of-ground incident at its Masakhane mine at the Driefontein operations as a result of a seismic event on Thursday, 3 May 2018.

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South Africa's Mining Sector Invests R46m to Eradicate Fatal Accidents

86. South Africa's mining sector is taking a decisive step towards enhancing safety by investing R46 million in a comprehensive action plan aimed at eradicating fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities.

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