South Africa will not compromise on safety, says mines inspector

The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) last week urged mining companies to cooperate with government to prevent injuries and fatalities following a spate of fatal accidents in the North West province.

South Africa mine safety regulation to tighten in 2010

Official statistics related to the deaths of mineworkers in South Africa have not been released, but sources indicate that the death toll has breached the 140 mark, an average of 11 deaths a month in 2009. While there has been significant...

Mine safety regulation set to tighten in 2010

Official statistics related to the deaths of mine workers in South Africa have not been released, but sources indicate that the death toll breached the 140 mark, an average of 11 deaths a month in 2009.

SA government says mine deaths decreased in 2008

The number of workers that lost their lives in South Africa's mining industry fell in 2008, the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) confirmed this week. However, the DME's inspector of mines, Thabo Gazi, would not be drawn on how many...

Safety audit report to be released 'soon' – DME

Government has completed audits on all the 300-plus high-risk mines, ordered by South African President Thabo Mbeki, and will release the report “soon”, an official said on Wednesday. “The report has been finalised,” Department of...

Panellists differ on approach to South Africa’s mining safety situation

The thorny debate of whether most mining accidents are caused by human behaviour was raised again in a panel discussion at a mining safety conference in Johannesburg.

Mine safety knowledge lying dormant, says SA safety chief Gazi

Safety and health were at the top of the agenda of every South African mining company even before Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll took decisive action that caused heads to roll. At the same time, the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) has,...

Mine safety knowledge lying dormant, says safety chief Gazi; research quality could be improved, he adds

Safety and health were at the top of the agenda of every South African mining company even before Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll took decisive action that caused heads to roll.

Gold Fields faces mounting mine deaths

Gold Fields has suffered about a quarter of South Africa's 85 mine fatalities so far this year, a senior official said. He could not establish whether Gold Fields had the worst record among its peers. Deaths in South African mines fell 22 percent...

Mine safety audits progressing - DME

Over 50 mines have already been inspected under the legal component of the national safety audits, which began in December and were expected to take about five months to complete, Department of Minerals and Energy's (DME's) chief...

SAFETY AUDIT STORY INACCURATE

Please correct the information provided in the article titled ‘SA mine safety audit starts in December', in the Mining Weekly edition of November 2007 – "We have over 700 mines in the country, and we shall prioritise them...

Union gets ready for strike as '07 mine fatalities hit 201

The number of deaths in South Africa's mines this year, at 201 thus far, has topped last year's figure, with just less than one month to go. At the weekend, three more workers were killed at Anglo Platinum's, Xstrata's and...