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HEALTH & SAFETY

Alpha Natural reports roof fall at Pennsylvania mine

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A roof fall at US coal-miner Alpha Natural Resources' Emerald longwall mine, in Pennsylvania, disabled the main conveyor line and shut down production on Wednesday, the company reported on Friday morning. No employees were in the area at the time...
20th November 2009
 
 
BASE METALS

Breakwater reaches last-minute deal with workers

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Base-metals producer Breakwater Resources reached a tentative agreement on Monday with the union that represents hourly employees at its Myra Falls mine, in British Columbia, Canada. The agreement will be put to union members for ratification...
10th November 2009
 
 
Mine Safety

Gold major targeting 33% improvement in safety performance

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If diversified mining major Anglo American is able to achieve its ‘Zero Harm’ target, the company will set the safety precedent for the industry reported Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland.
6th November 2009
 
 
NUCLEAR ENERGY

Pelindaba nuclear facility 
carries out emergency 
preparedness exercise

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The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) carried out a nuclear regulatory emergency exercise at South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (Necsa) Pelindaba site on October 22, 2009.
6th November 2009
 
 
Health & Safety

Social and labour plans 
have bright future

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Consulting company Environmental Impact Management Services reports that, although almost all mines in South Africa now have social and labour plans (SLPs) according to legislation, a significant number of mines do not implement these at all,...
6th November 2009
 
 
GOLD

Operations at affected area of Kloof mine to resume on Wednesday

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South African gold producer Gold Fields reported that operations at its Kloof mine, near Carletonville, were likely to restart in the area affected by an earlier fatality, later on Wednesday. It was expected that an inspectorate of the Department...
4th November 2009
 
 
CANADA

Three confirmed dead after Quebec mine accident

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TSX Venture Exchange-listed Metanor Resources is working closely with authorities, after a search for three missing men at its Bachelor Lake mine, in Quebec, ended on Monday night with the discovery of the third body. The company has yet to...
3rd November 2009
 
 
LABOUR

Worker dies at Gold Fields' Kloof mine

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A mineworker at Gold Fields’ Kloof mine, near Carletonville, died during the Monday night shift, spokesperson Julian Gwillim confirmed on Tuesday. Details of what led to the fatality were still unavailable, with Gwillim saying that the...
3rd November 2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
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