Health & Safety
Comprehensive information on health & safety in African mines, and latest market data in Africa.
- Jun- 2019 -26 June
ABB’s new Dodge® Safety Mount spherical roller bearings cut installation time by up to 75%
ABB has launched Dodge® Safety Mount spherical roller bearings with a built-in patented locking mechanism…
- 19 June
Congo deploys army to protect China Moly’s copper mine from illegal miners
Congo’s military has deployed hundreds of soldiers to protect a major copper and cobalt mine…
- 10 June
South Africa sued for Eskom, Sasol air pollution in coal belt
South Africa’s government is being sued for failing to crack down on some of the…
- 7 June
Anglo American details tailings storage facilities
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) has today published on its website the details of its…
- May- 2019 -30 May
Five mining groups ask court to approve R5 billion silicosis settlement case
Lawyers for thousands of gold miners afflicted by silicosis or tuberculosis lined up on the…
- 15 May
Kangra Coal improves sanitary situation for local learners
Kangra Coal provides safe temporary ablution facilities at Qalani Primary School to ensure its students…
- 8 May
Sand mining ‘mafias’ destroying environment and livelihoods
Sand extraction has increased pollution and flooding, lowered groundwater levels, hurt marine life, and exacerbated…
- 8 May
South Africa’s mines are becoming safer
Sibanye-Stillwater had a brief scare last week when 1,800 workers at its Thembelani platinum mine…
