Mining safety
SA publishes proposed mine safety rules for COVID-19
South Africa, the world's largest producer of platinum and chrome ore and a major miner of gold, diamonds and coal, is gradually restarting the operations of...
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Amcu: 'Govt has failed families of Lily Mine victims'
Amcu says the government has failed to show that they prioritise the lives of the workers by leaving the bodies of the deceased miners underground for so many years.
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Amcu shocked by death of 2 miners in separate incidents
It's understood that one worker died at Dishaba Mine in Limpopo and the other at Kopanang Mine on the West Rand.
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Reports on mining disasters to be discussed at summit, says Mantashe
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the escalating number of disasters in the sector has led his department to move the summit from November to September.
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Mining companies urged to prioritise employees' quality of life
Sibanye-Stillwater on Tuesday recorded the sixth death of a miner this month this time at its Driefontein operation.
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Parly committee says Sibanye-Stillwater mine deaths 'a national disaster'
Chairperson of the Committee on Mineral Resources, Sahlulele Luzipo, says the company should be placed under curatorship and, if need be, lose its operating licence.
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Unions want govt intervention in mining sector after latest worker death
At least 21 mine workers have died on duty at Sibanye Stillwater's operations this year, with the latest death confirmed on Tuesday by the company at Driefontein on the West Rand.
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NUM calls for amendment of Mining Safety Act after latest mine death
NUM says the mining safety act should be amended so companies like Sibanye-Stillwater, that don’t protect the safety of their workers, can be prosecuted.
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Mantashe calls on NUM to come up with ideas for mining safety
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on NUM to talk to his department to come up with solutions to stop frequently occurring mine accidents.
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Mantashe: Miners should refuse to work in dangerous conditions
In the latest incident, five workers died of heat exhaustion after going into a disused shaft at Kloof Ikamva on Monday.
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Mantashe: Signs of recklessness in latest Sibanye-Stillwater mine deaths
Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says his department will not hold back in dealing with Sibanye-Stillwater if the company is found to have broken any rules.
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Death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kloof mine rises to four
The workers are said to have died from heat exhaustion. One miner is still unaccounted for.
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Amcu, NUM condemn latest deaths at Sibanye-Stillwater mine
The company confirmed the deaths of three miners on Monday night after a group of five entered an abandoned shaft with poor ventilation.
