FOUR miners lost their lives at the mines of Sibanye-Stillwater today, the gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miner said in an announcement. A miner was killed in the early hours at Khuseleka shaft at the firm’s Rustenburg PGM operations following a fall of ground incident. The event happened “… whilstContinue Reading
Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, many countries are now starting to plan the practical details of how they will achieve their goals. SRK Consulting recently researched the carbon footprint of commodities and how the mining sector plans to reduce it. Decarbonisation is rapidly picking up momentumContinue Reading
The Gender and International Affairs Unit of Minerals Commission has held a sensitisation and awareness creation programme on the theme “Eliminating child labour in the mining communities” in Afiefiso in the Upper Denkyira West Assembly. In his address, Mr Richmond Kodua, the District Chief Executive Officer urged parents to desistContinue Reading
The future of each child starts at the moment of birth. Unfortunately, not all babies are born full-term and are therefore exposed to numerous complications which can arise as a result of spending less time in their mother’s womb than is considered ideal. A preterm baby is any baby bornContinue Reading
Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection has started a partnership with Twakei Vehicle Fire Protection based in Nairobi, Kenya. Twakei is a specialist engineering company providing fire suppression services in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Eritrea, Southern Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, and Somalia. “We are very excited to join Dafo Vehicle’s family becauseContinue Reading
The Zululand District Municipality has called on authorities to revoke anthracite producer ZAC’s mining license. This after the mine reported that it experienced a spill of slurry material into a river in Okhukho village after the collapse of the dam wall. The dam capacity is 3183 square metres and itContinue Reading
The Ellembelle District Security Council (DISEC) and Management of Adamus Mines have met with opinion leaders of Anwia-Teleku-Bokazo communities to help deescalate tension over the alleged burning of an illegal small scale miner to death by security guards of the mining company. The miner, Michael Dery, popularly called Budo, wasContinue Reading
Hundreds of South Africa’s abandoned coal mines pose a deadly risk to local communities and threaten to pollute the water of millions of South Africans – says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). When companies in South Africa reach the point at which their mining operations cease to be profitable,Continue Reading
While Proximity Detection Systems (PDSs) have been around for little more than 15 years, the offerings on the market today are streets ahead of what was first made available; this complexity has to be well managed by the sector if the solutions are to be effective. “The technological developments –Continue Reading
Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable to walk; now she suspects the piles of poisonous waste left by gold miners. In recent years, a growing number of traditional miners have flocked to her village hoping to strike it rich.Continue Reading
