[WITBANK, MP – 07 JUNE 2012 AT 13H00] A coal miner is in a critical condition after suffering a traumatic injury to his leg while busy drilling a hole at a coal mine near to Middleburg this... Read more
Question: Could you please confirm whether you would be able to assist with the requirements for a small vehicle (Toyota Hilux) entering mine premises, i.e. what type of equipment is require... Read more
Efforts to address mining safety extend far beyond only preventing fatalities. There are a wide range of hazardous activities in everyday mining operations – and safety experts are con... Read more
A senior mining official says a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in southwestern Pakistan has killed at least six miners and trapped 46 others. Iftikhar Ahmed, a top mine inspector, said... Read more
South Africa’s highest court has ordered mining company, AngloGold Ashanti, to compensate the family of a dead mineworker, overturning a law that prohibited mineworkers with lung disea... Read more
The recent development of the Miningsafety.co.za information portal has been inspired by the development of the well-known road safety website ArriveAlive.co.za. During the development of th... Read more
Sasol Synfuels shut down a portion of its Secunda operations for three weeks in what it said was the biggest shutdown in the world. “With approximately 14,500 additional workers employ... Read more
Three mineworkers died in separate accidents in the past two days, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Friday. One worker died on Friday morning at Impala Platinum in Rustenburg,... Read more
A worker died in an accident at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine in Carletonville on Wednesday, the company said. “The accident occurred at approximately 22:20 last night (Wednesd... Read more
China said on Tuesday that two Chinese coal mine managers who were arrested in Zambia for allegedly shooting 12 local workers had hurt the Zambians “mistakenly”. The two Chinese... Read more
