Coronavirus safety regulations for mines to be published this month, court rules
A code of practice setting minimum standards for health and safety in mines during the coronavirus pandemic must be put in place this month, the...
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Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa...
Morale high as Covid-masked South African miners get back to work
Morale is reportedly high as Covid-masked and physically distanced South African mineworkers get back to mining underground for companies that have gone the extra mile...
Kalumbila Minerals Hands Over Health Posts To Govt
Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a subsidiary of mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has handed over three new health posts in Kalumbila district to the...
Screening apps and 41-day vacations: Keeping miners covid-free
With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines – and the camps that house their workers – seemed like fertile territory for...
Ethiopian Gold Mine Leaves Deadly Toxic Waste Trail in Prime Minister’s Home Town
A gold mine in Ethiopia’s most populous and restive region, Oromia, has been anything but a blessing. Residents claim that contamination from the mine, owned...
The mining industry is becoming SA’s new Covid-19 epicentre
About half of the total Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the North West, which has almost tripled its numbers in just a week, are in the...
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At Bay
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At Bay...
Mobile COVID-19 testing kits for mining operations
As South Africa’s mining sector slowly reboots production following one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world, mining companies have been tasked with taking...
Poor Management of Waste is a Major Health Concern in South Sudan
Waste management is a key area in the pursuit of a clean and Sustainable environment in any country. It is the cornerstone of development, because...