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June 26, 2024 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REVIEW 2023. This integrated annual review covers the financial year 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. It provides Minerals Council members and stakeholders with a holistic view of our intention and ability to create, enhance and preserve value.
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, caved in and trapped 435 mineworkers 180m underground. There were no survivors. No machine capable of drilling holes large enough through which to rescue people was available anywhere in the country.
An accident at a platinum mine in South Africa has killed 11 workers and injured 75, the mine's operator says. ... The deaths bring to 55 the number of fatalities on South African mines this year.
Outlining the SA mining industry's safety record for 2002, Hermanus said there had been some improvement but this was not substantive. In the year there were 288 deaths in the industry.
86. South Africa's mining sector is taking a decisive step towards enhancing safety by investing R46 million in a comprehensive action plan aimed at eradicating fall-of-ground (FoG) fatalities.
South Africa's mining death toll reached an all-time low in 2019 with 51 fatalities. The country's Department of Mineral Resources
The platinum mines reported 5 fatalities compared to 6 fatalities by the end of June in 2021 (17% decrease), the coal sector reported 3 fatalities compared to 4 fatalities …
The South African mining industry has reported a significant drop in the number of fatalities and injuries on mines, although official numbers from the Department of Mineral Resources are only expected at the end of the month or early next month. Zero harm is the target, with the industry's mantra: "Every worker returning from work
'Grim start to the year for mining industry with two deaths' 5 January 2024. Harmony Gold, SA's biggest gold producer by volume, reported a fatality on Friday at its Mponeng mine near Carletonville, marking a grim start to the year for the industry after a death at rival Gold Fields' South Deep mine last week.
The aggregate rate of "accidental" worker deaths in South African mines has significantly diminished since the year 2004, when no fewer than 484 died. In 2016 there were 73 recorded fatalities. However, between January and early December 2017, the official figure rose to 82 - marking the first increase in nine years.
South Africa's mining sector in 2021 – legal issues unpacked. South Africa's mining sector in 2021 – legal issues unpacked. For the mining sector – key issues for 2021 will be on adopting lessons from the successful response to the pandemic to other aspects of risk management within their businesses; continuing to build a culture of sustainability and managing the risks of …
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining …
Kothandaraman and David Cliff, Comparative Analysis of Coal Fatalities in Australia, South Africa, India, China and USA, 2006-2010, 14th Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy & Mine Managers ... underreporting of coal mine deaths in China, it is likely that many more miners ...
South Africa Mine Accident Statistics. RSA ... 1994: Gloria Colliery Koornfontein – 16 fatalities in a fire Diamond mining industry 1996: Rovic – 20 fatalities in inundation ... Machinery and …
State of Road Safety in South Africa 2021: View: 2023 Easter Road Safety Statistics : View: Release of the 2022 Festive Season Road Fatalities Report: View: South African Fatal Crashes in Context December 2021: View: Release of the 2021 Festive Season Road Fatalities Report: View: Easter 2021 Arrive Alive Road Safety and Fatality Statistics: View
The number of mining fatalities in South Africa decreased by about 26% in the first nine months of the year, trade union Solidarity reported on Monday. Between January and the end of September, 96 ...
2 MINING AND SEISMICITY IN SOUTH AFRICA ... rock bursts in mines and the safety measures to be adopted to prevent accidents and loss of life resulting therefrom" (Anon, 1924). The committee extended its enquiries as far afield as Canada, ... of gold were mined in 2004, compared to 1000 tons in 1970. New problems are faced as mines
Mines Rescue Services is a private sector organization, which trains volunteers for rescue work and administers a rescue service scheme, to provide rescue and recovery services, resources …
The data used in this study comprised 91 investigation reports on accidents that occurred on a platinum mine in South Africa between 2010 and 2012. The platinum mining sector has the second highest annual fatalities (Chamber of …
In April 2004 Trevor Deakin was working at a Queensland mine and was driving from the mine, Kestrel, near Emerald to Mackay along the Beef Road north of Middlemount after completing a 12 hour night shift. ... 104 miners died in one of South Africa's largest gold mines when the cables controlling an underground train snapped, sending the cars ...
South Africa's mining death toll reached an all-time low in 2019 with 51 fatalities. The country's Department of Mineral Resources has published statistics showing annual deaths have fallen from 81 in 2018.
In 2003, there were 131 FOG fatalities in South Africa's underground mining operations, and that number fell steeply to 96 in 2004. Over the next six years it would fall 50% to 49, and five years ...
1.3 Causes of fatalities. The leading causes of fatalities reported up to the end of June 2022 were 'General' (struck by, falling in, drowning, rolling rock, inundation, mud rush, burning and scalding) at 10 fatalities, followed by 'Other' causes with 6 fatalities (electricity, fires, explosives, heat exhaustion, conveyancing and miscellaneous), Transportation and Mining …
Mine Accidents in NSW, Australia. 2023 Dugald River; 2018 Bengalla Tyre Fatality ... Paul Strong 2004; 1956 Newcom Colliery; The following summary is taken from the 1993 NSW Mines Rescue Act Bill as read to the NSW Parliament on the 27 th of October 1993, by the Member for Kiera, Mr Markham. Major mining accidents in New South Wales include ...
South Africa's mines minister said on Tuesday that industry chief executives should be held liable for avoidable fatalities, also raising the possibility of court action.
(Reuters) - Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold miner, said on Wednesday it had suspended operations at its Driefontein No. 1 shaft in South Africa after a miner died late on Tuesday in a ...
In 2022, the total number of FOG-related fatal accidents decreased to 6, marking a significant Year-on Year (YOY) improvement of 70%. In 2021, FOG incidents constituted 27% of all fatal accidents, while in 2022, they accounted for just 12% of the total fatal accidents – even with the overall reduction in total fatal accidents by 34%.
Rather than being rare events, disasters - defined in South Africa as accidents in which six or more lives are lost - occur regularly in South African mines. Indeed since 1900 …
Fatalities are falling in South Africa's mines as the industry is subjected to a surge of inspections, and the country's mines minister said on Tuesday she would not relent despite industry ...
A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining accidents from a platinum mine in South Africa
South African gold mining industry by M.K.C. Roberts*, A. Daehnke*, and E.P. Jaku* Synopsis A South African gold mining rock-related fatal accident database has been analysed in order to determine rock-related fatality trends in the gold mining industry over the period 1990 to 1998. This analysis was extended further to include some of the ...
JOHANNESBURG — An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them ...
Concerted safety efforts at South African mines are paying off as the industry works towards zero harm, particularly in the most dangerous aspects suc... Home; About Brand South Africa. ... Official Custodian of South Africa's National Brand. Brand South Africa Channel. Brand South Africa. Home; About Brand South Africa. Who We Are; 20 Years ...
The latest fatality at South Deep mine adds to a long history of mining accidents in South Africa, drawing attention to the human cost of extracting minerals. The South African mining industry, including companies like Gold Fields, has been working towards improving safety standards. However, this accident suggests that more needs to be done.
Long the leading cause of death in South Africa's mines, fatalities from such incidents fell to six in 2022 from 33 in 2017, but then worryingly spiked to 15 last year, according to Minerals ...
