With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines – and the camps that house their workers – seemed like fertile territory for the coronavirus to spread. So far, the global mining sector has yet to face the kind of outbreaks that paralyzed U.S. meat plants and wreakedContinue Reading
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 by an Ethiopia-born Saudi tycoon, has led to disastrous health problems. Locals say chemicals used to process gold at the open-pit mine near Shakiso, 222Continue Reading
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 industry. North West had recorded a total of 523 Covid-19 cases by Sunday, while the Minerals Council SA revealed that the mining industry inContinue Reading
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At BayContinue Reading
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 all necessary steps to ensure the health and safety of all employees and contractors returning to work. Some control measures are already in place toContinue Reading
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 wherever there are human beings, they shall generate waste, either by their daily survival and thus giving off daily domestic or municipal waste, or throughContinue Reading
Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It wasn’t long before the men returned and leveled the place to the ground. “They attacked the site, killed people and burned houses,” said Tambura, 29, clenching his fists. He wasContinue Reading
Two people have been killed when an informal gold mine collapsed in western Liberia, the National Disaster Management Agency says. The collapse happened on Tuesday in a mining hub in Grand Cape Mount County, said Assistant Mines Minister Emmanuel Swen and other government officials. “Fourteen persons ranging from ages 20Continue Reading
The contribution comes at a time when the Government of Kenya has been working with various stakeholders in the private sector to boost support for addressing COVID-19. Speaking on behalf of Base Titanium, General Manager for External Affairs, Simon Wall said, “We are proud of the partnerships we have formedContinue Reading
Edward baka, the headmaster of a school in Kono district next to Sierra Leone’s biggest gold mine, recalls how once he had to sell the school’s books to pay for a roof. Of the 700 children aged 4-13 under his care, 80% are in work, too, he reckons. Most toilContinue Reading
