Five people have been killed in a mine accident near Rustenburg, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Wednesday. NUM spokesperson Lesiba Seshoka said the accident happened late on... Read more
Dozens of artisanal miners are feared trapped in a collapsed gold mine in central Ghana and some are believed already dead, authorities said on Monday as they battled to pull out victims.... Read more
A fourth worker has died following an explosion at Harmony Gold’s Phakisa mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday. The underground explosion – in which three workers d... Read more
A miner was killed in a rockfall at Harmony Gold’s Phakisa mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday. The accident occurred at approximately 7am on Saturday morning some 2100... Read more
A miner was killed in a rockfall at Harmony Gold’s Tshepong mine in the Free State, the company said on Monday. “The rockfall occurred at approximately 12.45 on Saturday in a wor... Read more
Mining Minister Susan Shabangu said on Friday she was “very concerned” about recent mine deaths and would continue to order shutdowns in the world’s top platinum and major... Read more
A mineworker has died at Anglo Gold Ashanti’s Moab Khotsong Mine near Klerksdorp on Johannesburg’s West Rand after an underground collision. Officials said on Tuesday Handrie Khosa was kille... Read more
It is estimated that more than R30-billion is needed to rehabilitate South Africa’s 5906 decommissioned or abandoned mines – many of which kill and injure scores of people every... Read more
