Government suspends small-scale mining to reduce accident risk during rains Artisanal mining produces 6 tons of gold yearly but is often unsafe Most output bypasses official channels, contributing no ...

Harmony Gold has declared June 5 a Day of Safety across its South Africa operations after a fall-of-ground incident at its Joel mine, in the Free State, resulted in the death of an employee. The ...

Nearly a third of 260 miners trapped in a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were rescued, with no injuries ...

Rescuers on Friday pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South ...

Rescuers on Friday pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine's operator said.

The 260 miners who were trapped underground at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were all safely brought to the ...

The hoist system used to access a shaft was damaged in an accident, leaving the miners stuck underground Nearly a third of ...

This is according to the Minerals Council South Africa ... in South Africa’s public finances. “Sustained weak real GDP growth, in part as a result of an underperforming mining sector, means ...

and that it is investigating the causes of the accidents. The miner said it has temporarily suspended all blasting operations at Doorknop mine in South Africa's Gauteng province after two ...

Harmony Gold Mining HAR2.25%increase; green up pointing triangle said that five people died in two separate incidents in South Africa on Tuesday morning and that the causes of the accidents are ...

South Africa, known for its extensive gold mines, has experienced serious accidents over the past decades. Labor unions, including the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union as well as ...

The South African mining industry ... According to Mantashe, the mining industry recorded 42 fatalities this year, and no disaster-type accidents were reported in 2024, compared to one accident ...