In an environment where activism against mining is becoming increasingly deadly, Nonhle Mbuthuma’s life may be at risk
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The copper mine confirmed on Monday morning that six workers were killed after a blaze erupted in its underground operation in Phalaborwa
The death toll at Sibanye-Stillwater’s operations this year alone stands at more than 20
A fourth miner has been found dead at an abandoned working area of a mine owned by Sibanye-Stillwater while a fifth miner remains unaccounted for
Death statistics are too crude a measure of the human tragedies that take place at South Africa’s mines.
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Stringent laws (and vigilant unions) mean that going even deeper to get gold should not reverse the trend of improved safety in mining.
A National Union of Mineworkers leader has been shot dead and another wounded at a Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa, says the union.
A slow, sure, violent implosion appears to be building in South Africa’s largest and formerly most powerful union – the National Union of Mineworkers.
Five miners have died at Gold Fields’ Driefontein mine in Carletonville on the West Rand after a fire broke out on Saturday night.
A total of 2 433 people died in coal mine accidents in China last year, a senior work safety official said on Friday.
A coal mine accident in China has killed 20 miners and left another 17 missing underground, amid fresh concerns over the country’s lethal mines.
Mining fatalities in the first nine months of 2010 dropped by about 26% compared to the same period in 2009, says Solidarity.
More than 5 000 workers at South Africa’s Northam Platinum went on a one-day strike on Thursday in a protest over the deaths of two miners.
Illegal miners may have ambushed a proto team working underground at Harmony’s Phakisa mine, leading to their deaths, trade union Uasa says.
A fourth worker has died following an explosion at Harmony Gold’s Phakisa mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday.
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Friday she was "very concerned" about recent mine deaths.
Illegal miners digging for gold in disused and dangerous shafts started asking for body bags from Harmony Gold a few days ago.
President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday he plans to focus on enforcing safety measures to curb mining deaths which have hurt output.
