North West mines the most dangerous Mining fatalities in the first nine months of 2010 dropped by about 26% compared to the same period in 2009, the trade union Solidarity said today. The nu... Read more
Four miners are trapped underground at Harmony Gold’s Bambanani Mine in the Free State following an earth tremor, the mineral resources department said on Monday. Eight miners were ini... Read more
An illegal miner was gunned down at the mine owned by President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse Zuma, and by Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa Mandela, on Saturday night. This bri... Read more
South Africa’s Mines Rescue team has offered its services to the government of Chile to help free 33 mine workers who have already been trapped in the San Jose gold and copper mine in... Read more
Chilean miners who survived 18 days after a cave-in received hydration gel and medication through a narrow drill hole on Monday, but officials said it could be months before the men are free... Read more
Rescue workers pulled out the last seven trapped workers on Saturday after an underground fire killed 16 people in China’s latest mining disaster. The blaze that broke out Friday after... Read more
Platinum industry bosses, who met with Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu, have agreed on initiatives to cut deaths in the sector. Last week five platinum miners died in Rustenburg, r... Read more
An inquiry into a mine accident in Rustenburg which left five people dead and one critically injured is underway, Aquarius Platinum said on Thursday. “Representatives of the department... Read more
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
