Mine owners face R1m fine under new safety law
Mine owners will face stiffer fines and harsher terms of imprisonment for breaches of mine health and safety rules under a new Bill.
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Mining production down
Total mining production for the three months ended April 2008, after seasonal adjustment, decreased by 4,1% compared with the previous three months.
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Costs eating into mining revenue
Soaring costs eroded the revenues of mining companies in 2007, a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers on Tuesday indicated.
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Mine audit shows low safety compliance
Results of a safety audit of South African mines were "worrying" because they showed a low level of safety compliance, a top mining official said on Wednesday.
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Twenty-three miners found alive in Ukraine
Rescue workers found 23 miners missing underground after a gas explosion at a Ukrainian colliery and were bringing them to safety on Monday through a narrow ventilation shaft.
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Gold Fields says strike ends, all workers safe
Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold producer, on Friday confirmed that the illegal strike at its Beatrix mine near Welkom in the Free State had been called off.
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Miners trapped due to illegal strike
Trade union Solidarity on Friday said 100 of its members were trapped 900m underground at Gold Fields' Beatrix mine outside of Welkom in the Free State
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Strike at Gold Fields knocks production
South African miner Gold Fields said on Friday workers at its Beatrix gold mine had stopped an illegal strike, but production had been affected.
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Disaster averted -- this time
Mining is and always will be a dangerous business. But every time there is a seismic event, a rockfall, or, as happened this week, a broken lift, a new round of muttering begins.
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