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ACCIDENT

Sierra Leone minister denies mine collapse

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Sierra Leone's minister of mineral resources Alpha Kanu denied on Friday that at least 200 people were killed when a mine collapsed, contradicting an earlier statement from his own ministry. The ministry had said 200 miners died when a trench...
19th March 2010
 
 
GOLD

Barrick halts big Tanzania gold mine after accident

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African Barrick Gold (ABG) suspended production at its Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania on Tuesday while it worked to rescue miners trapped by a fall of ground, the company said. It said rescue workers recovered the body of one miner late on Tuesday...
16th March 2010
 
 
SAFETY

Harmony stops mining at Evander shaft after fatality

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South African miner Harmony Gold stopped operations at its Evander No 8 shaft after a worker was killed in a rockfall. The gold miner said that the rockfall had occurred at about 05:00 at a working area 2 125 m below surface.
10th March 2010
 
 
Health & Safety

Gold producer renames mine 
to highlight safety advances

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Gold-mining major Harmony Gold has renamed its Elandsrand mine to Kusasalethu in an effort to highlight the advancements that the mine has made in safety and to entrench a strong safety culture at the mine.
5th March 2010
 
 
HEALTH AND SAFETY

SA court to hear former AngloGold miner's appeal case

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The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will hear an argument on Thursday, in the appeal of a sick Eastern Cape miner who is suing South African gold major AngloGold Ashanti for R2,6-million. Former miner Thembekile Mankayi alleged that he...
3rd March 2010
 
 
MINE HEALTH & SAFETY

Creative company incorporates venomous snakes in mine safety campaigns Video Available

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Creative communications company Unplugged has developed a safety campaign for mining companies using venomous snakes as a metaphor for safety hazards in the workplace. Unplugged creative director Rick Melvill tells Mining Weekly that the company...
26th February 2010
 
 
Mining Indaba Review

Internal roll-over 
protection system 
on display at Indaba

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Global fleet leasing company Global Fleet Sales (GFS) displayed its internal rollover protection systems (ROPS) at this year’s Mining Indaba conference.
26th February 2010
 
 
MINE SAFETY

Kumba reports 42% decline in injury frequency rate

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South Africa’s largest iron-ore producer, Kumba Iron Ore (KIO), has decreased its lost-time injury-frequency rate by 42%.
26th February 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
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