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Lily Mine

In the black void of missing bodies
Opinion
/ 30 June 2022

In the black void of missing bodies

We cannot allow the mathematics of racial capital stop us from bearing ethical witness to the death of the marginalised majority

By Hugo ka Canham
Lily Mine families turn to Parliament
Article
/ 14 February 2020

Lily Mine families turn to Parliament

A four-year wait to retrieve three bodies trapped in a container underground could be over if a buyer for the mine is found

By Lester Kiewit
Four years on, Lily Mine families want recovery of the bodies of three missing workers to restart
Analysis
/ 5 February 2020

Four years on, Lily Mine families want recovery of the bodies of three missing workers to restart

The ground swallowed 90 people, but three died in the tragedy and their bodies were not found

By Trevor Hlungwani
New Lily Mine owners set to resume operations after three year hiatus
Article
/ 15 August 2018

New Lily Mine owners set to resume operations after three year hiatus

Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation received R190-million in funding from the IDC to finance the takeover

By Sibongile Khumalo
Lily Mine narrowly escapes liquidation
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Lily Mine narrowly escapes liquidation

Plans to revive Lily Mine have finally been cleared

By Govan Whittles
Lily Mine’s revival may be derailed if claims of negligence are proven
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Lily Mine’s revival may be derailed if claims of negligence are proven

The situation at Lily Mine is ‘out of control’, Dwaine Koch said in a lawyer’s letter to Vantage Goldfields’s business rescue practitioner

By Govan Whittles
Lily Mine gets a second wind
Article
/ 30 May 2018

Lily Mine gets a second wind

​The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources has said it welcomes a report recommending the reopening of the mine

By Sarah Smit
D-Day looms for Lily and Barbrook mines
Article
/ 28 February 2018

D-Day looms for Lily and Barbrook mines

The mines face provisional liquidation and 900 jobs will be lost – unless the IDC grants a loan

By Govan Whittles
Push to liquidate ill-fated Lily Mine
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Push to liquidate ill-fated Lily Mine

There is a new bid to rescue the operation, but creditors have run out of patience

By Govan Whittles
Lily Mine’s workers eat into their savings while bids to secure a rescue deal go on
Article
/ 8 September 2016

Lily Mine’s workers eat into their savings while bids to secure a rescue deal go on

Many have taken severance packages so that they can access their provident funds and claim UIF.

By Govan Whittles

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