Mine Deaths

The accident in May 2014 killed 301 people when one of the pits of the Soma mine became engulfed by flames and carbon monoxide gas

While the search continues for one miner after the news of the death of eight others, the minister will visit Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine.

Reports say the bodies of eight miners have been recovered after a fire and rock fall at a gold mine in Jo’burg, while one miner remains missing.

The department of mineral resources has sent condolences to family and friends of the five mineworkers killed during a fire at a Gold Fields shaft.

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.

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.

The National Union of Mineworkers is planning protests and a day of mourning to highlight its concerns over mining fatalities.

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.

Harmony Gold said on Thursday that it had stopped operations at its Joel mine in South Africa after an employee died in an accident.

The death toll from methane gas explosions in a coal mine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Baluchistan rose to 45 on Monday.

Anglo Platinum, the world’s top platinum producer, on Monday halted operations at its Thembelani mine after a worker died in an accident.

A winch operator died at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s Bambanani mine in the Free State after a ground fall, NUM said on Thursday.

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.

One-hundred-and-twenty-eight mine workers died in 2010, Chamber of Mines CEO Bheki Sibiya said on Tuesday.

Northam Platinum announced Monday that an employee died in a tramming accident on Sunday morning.