Health & Safety
MINE FATALITIES
Female Amplats worker dies after violent assault
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Mining major Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) confirmed on Tuesday that a female worker at its Khomanani mine has died after being violently assaulted.
The worker was found in the mine’s underground workings on Monday.
7th February 2012
MINE FATALITIES
Fatality at RBPlat’s Rasimone platinum mine
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Black-empowered platinum miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) has suspended operations at the North shaft of its Bafokeng Rasimone platinum mine (BRPM) in the North West, pending an investigation into a fatality on Monday.
The worker, who was...
7th February 2012
MINE SAFETY
Vale to restart operations at Ontario mines
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Brazilian mining giant Vale said on Monday it has begun to restart mining operations at its five nickel-copper mines in Sudbury, in northern Ontario, after suspending output last week following the death of a worker in an underground accident....
By: Reuters
7th February 2012
NICKEL
Some Vale workers return underground after Sunday's fatality
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Some mining crews are returning underground at Vale’s Sudbury mines, but production remains under a temporary suspension the company put in place following the death of a worker on Sunday, a spokesperson said.
The death was the fourth in about...
By: Matthew Hill
3rd February 2012
MINE FATALITIES
Harmony halts ops after West shaft fatality
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South Africa-based Harmony Gold has halted production at its West shaft, Steyn 2, Bambanani and Unisel operations after the death of a worker on Sunday.
Spokesperson Henrika Basterfield said the fatality occurred during scheduled headgear...
30th January 2012
MINE FATALITIES
NUM calls for technical audit as two more miners die
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Two mineworkers died over the weekend at the Modikwa platinum mine – a joint venture between African Rainbow Minerals and Anglo American Platinum, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said.
The union expressed concern over the...
30th January 2012
APPOINTMENTS
Freeport replaces CEO at Indonesian unit after strike
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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's will appoint a new chief executive at its Indonesian unit, the Arizona-based miner said on Friday, as it looks to turn the page after it made an agreement last month to end a crippling three-month strike.
Rozik...
By: Reuters
27th January 2012
Mining Indaba Preview
Mechanisation and innovation central to increasing local, continental production
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The slow introduction of mechanisation and innovation to South Africa’s mining sector has resulted in a decrease in production over the past few years, despite the country’s significant reserves, Swiss protection systems designer and...
27th January 2012
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