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Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of the Minerals Council SA, gives us a sense of mining safety in the country and the significant strides made in this respect.

At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to the surface failed, the worst accident

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No fatalities were reported in January for the first time in South Africa’s mining history, said the Mineral Council.

As the mining sector recorded its lowest number of fatalities, zero-harm remains the ultimate target.

Reutech Mining walked away winners of the Rock Hazard Identification and Safe Removal Innovation Challenge. At the beginning of 2022, the Minerals Council South Africa and the Mandela Mining Precinct, in collaboration with Sibanye-Stillwater and Impala Platinum, set out to identify novel solutions in rock hazard identification and safe rock removal for further development, testing

Plans to combat falls of ground (FOG) in underground mines were under intense focus at an event hosted by the Minerals Council South Africa and its members at the end of March 2022. The purpose of the event was for attendees to share their learnings to eliminate the risks from these incidents wh ...

Plans to combat falls of ground (FOG) in underground mines were under intense focus at an event hosted by the Minerals Council South Africa and its members on 31 March 2022 to share their learnings to eliminate the risks from these incidents which are a historically leading source of mining industry fatalities. The number of FOG fatalities has fallen to an average 24 a year in the 2016-2020 five-year period from an average of 111 a year in 2001-2005, a 78% improvement. The key interventions were...

Families have lost breadwinners and some children will spend their first festive season without their fathers, who died while working in South African mines.

After mining fatalities increased for two successive years, the industry has pledged to take steps to improve safety.