Mine 'carnage' worries Susan Shabangu
Susan Shabangu described the mounting death toll in SA's mines as "carnage", adding there is a link between the pursuit of profits and the body count.
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New mine safety regulations due in SA by 2012
South Africa is looking at revised safety regulations to help tackle rising mine deaths in the world's top platinum and a major gold producer.
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NUM due to protest over mine deaths
The National Union of Mineworkers is planning protests and a day of mourning to highlight its concerns over mining fatalities.
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SA mines face shutdown over deaths
The National Union of Mineworkers may shut the sector down for a day to protest a recent surge in mining deaths, it was reported on Friday.
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Harmony stops operations at SA mine
Harmony Gold said on Thursday that it had stopped operations at its Joel mine in South Africa after an employee died in an accident.
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Dozens killed in Pakistan mine blast
The death toll from methane gas explosions in a coal mine in Pakistan's south-western province of Baluchistan rose to 45 on Monday.
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AngloPlat suspends operations at Thembelani
Anglo Platinum, the world's top platinum producer, on Monday halted operations at its Thembelani mine after a worker died in an accident.
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Worker dies at Harmony mine
A winch operator died at Harmony Gold Mining Company's Bambanani mine in the Free State after a ground fall, NUM said on Thursday.
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SA mine deaths down in 2010
One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, which was a 24% improvement over the previous year, the Chamber of Mines said on Tuesday.
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Chamber of Mines: 128 miners dead in 2010
One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya said on Tuesday.
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