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Harmony Gold won’t cease with rescue efforts until miners are found
The workers became trapped on Friday and rescue teams worked tirelessly to reach the miners.
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Five Harmony Gold miners remain trapped underground in Carletonville
Rescue officials spent most of Friday trying to locate the workers and managed to make contact with only one of them.
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Rescue officials reach 1 of 5 miners trapped at Kusasalethu Mine
It's understood the incident occurred earlier on Friday and the firm says rescue teams are working tirelessly to reach the miners.
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Silicosis lawsuit: Mining companies hope to settle out of court
Six mining companies, including Sibanye Gold and Anglo American, have provisionally set aside around up to R100 million for a possible settlement.
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Free State mine explosion death toll rises
Another 13 bodies have been retrieved from the Eland shaft gold mine, bringing to 24 the number of fatalities following the explosion at the Witbank operation.
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Harmony Gold calls for meeting with Amcu over Kusasalethu strike
Earlier this week, seven branch leaders were suspended after they were found to be organising an illegal strike.
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Minister: If companies cannot mine safely they shouldn’t mine at all
Mosebenzi Zwane released the 2016 statistics on health and safety in the mining sector on Thursday.
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Harmony Gold management undecided on disciplinary action after miner sit-in
The mine’s Charmaine Russell says there will be an independent investigation to understand what led to the two-day strike.
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Amcu reveals reason for Kusasalethu mine sit-in
Harmony Gold claimed that it was unaware of the reasons for the sit-in, saying that no formal demands had been made by the mineworkers.
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Miners 'held against their will' underground at Kusasalethu
Harmony Gold says 1,700 mine workers opted to stay underground at Kusasalethu, but relatives claim some are being held hostage.
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Family concerned as miners stage sit-in at Harmony Gold mine
The family says they're worried about their asthmatic relative who doesn’t have his medication underground.
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Around 1,700 Harmony Gold employees participate in 'illegal' sit-in
Harmony Gold Mine spokesperson Marian van der Walt says management is now meeting with union bosses.
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Illegal miners in court today
They were arrested on Friday at Harmony Mine, where two other illegal miners were found dead.
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FS police call on families to identify dead miners
The two Lesotho nationals died from gas inhalation at the Harmony Mine in Welkom on Friday.
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Bodies of two illegal miners found at Harmony Mine, Free State
Free State police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng says the pair that was found dead were Lesotho nationals.
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Application for leave to appeal silicosis class action suit dismissed
The suit was brought by more than 50 workers and their families against a number of companies.
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South African mining firms to appeal silicosis ruling
The court decision allowed class action suits seeking damages for up to half a million miners.
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Harmony Gold posts smaller quarterly loss
South Africa’s entire gold industry is being squeezed by falling prices and production, and rising costs.
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Gold producers table revised wage offer
Spokesperson for the gold producers says talks over the past two days have been 'constructive'.
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No compromises made as gold wage talks continue
Village Main Reef, Harmony Gold, Evander, Anglo Gold Ashanti and Sibanye Gold are in talks with unions.
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NUM ‘disgusted’ by Harmony's planned job cuts
The gold producer has told unions of its intent to cut 3,000 jobs at its Doornkop mine near Soweto.
