Leger, J.P., 1991. Trends and causes of fatalities in South African mines. Safety Science, 14: 169–185.. The trends and principal causes of occupational fatalities and disasters (defined as six or more fatalities in one incident) in the South African mining industry are analysed.
South Africa's radical leftist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will nationalise all mines by 2023 if elected this year, the party said in its election manifesto launched on Saturday.
South African Project Halo stakes claim to acquire Guptas' Optimum coal mines for ZAR billion
Other key platinum mining companies in South Africa include BHP Billiton and Impala Platinum. Palladium. South Africa is the world's secondlargest palladium producer. All of South Africa's production is sourced from the Bushveld Igneous Complex, which hosts the .
A miner waving from a bus after being rescued from the Beatrix gold mine, near the city of Welkom in South Africa, yesterday. The 955 miners were stuck for about 30 hours after a power cut.
Feb 18, 2019· "The South African mines are probably a little bit better prepared for electricity cuts than they were 10 years ago," said Peter Major, an analyst and director of mining at Mergence Corporate ...
The South African government has the duty to make decisions that are in public`s best interest, recently it has been suggested that all mines be nationalised, this paper is aimed at evaluating the feasibility of such an initiative.
Feb 28, 2017· South Africa produces more iron ore, coal, gold and manganese than any other country in Africa and is a mining export er of global importance. The situation there is thus of particular significance for the mining sector in Africa as a whole.
As with the copper mines at Palaborwa, South Africa produces all its uranium as a byproduct of other mining activities. Of its total annual production (15% of the world production in the early/mid 1980s, but 'only' % in 1989), 95% is a byproduct of gold mines.
Eight of the ten deepest mines in the world reside in a particular region of South Africa, while the remaining two Kidd Creek and Creighton are both located in Ontario, Canada. profiles the top ten deepest mines in the world.
Mine accidents are common in South Africa. In 2016, 73 people died in mines around the country, according to figures from the Chamber of Mines. More From Africa.
Debate on Nationalising the Mines in South Africa ... Mining in South Africa will only benefit the majority of South Africans if it is placed under the control of the working class, along with banking and the commanding heights of the economy, as nationalized concerns planned in the interest of the masses. ...
Feb. 2 (UPI) All of the nearly 1000 miners trapped in the SibanyeStillwater's Beatrix gold mine in South Africa due to a power outage were brought back to the surface. "Everybody's out," James ...
THE HISTORY OF DIAMOND MINING AND DIAMONDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. The 1867 discovery of diamonds in the Cape Colony, South Africa, radically modified not only the world's supply of diamonds but also the conception of them.
Mbuyelo Coal has a rich footprint in the Mpumalanga province of lush South Africa. It is born from the company Mbuyelo Group (Pty) Ltd which has its main business in the coal mining industry and is similarly growing its portfolio in other businesses such as .
The South African mining industry is in crisis, according to the CEO of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa Roger the Paydirt 2017 Africa Downunder conference in Perth Baxter, representing the Chamber of Mines said business confidence in South Africa was at its lowest levels in more than three decades.