41 mining fatalities recorded so far in 2023
There have been 41 fatalities in the South African mining industry to date this year, Mine Health and Safety Council mining relations programme manager Brian Ncube said at the Mining ...
Five largest coal mines in South Africa in 2020
The Kriel Mine, owned by Seriti Resources Holdings, is a surface and underground mine located in Mpumalanga . The mine produced an estimated 9.644 MTPA of coal in 2020. The mine will operate until 2029. 5. Syferfontein Mine. Owned by , the Syferfontein Mine is an underground mine located in Gauteng. It produced an …
Platinum mine disaster kills 11 workers in South Africa
In 1995, in the worst post-apartheid mining accident 105 workers plunged more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) to their deaths at the Vaal Reefs mine, then operated by a unit of Anglo American Plc ...
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The explosion occurred about 350m below surface in the old section of the Gencor-owned coal mine, resulting in an inrush of carbon monoxide to the working places of the 9 West 1 South panel. ... one of the worst mining accidents in South Africa, in which the lives of 435 men were lost. About us. About us; Purpose and vision; A brief history ...
Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral …
104 Deaths due to a mining accident were reported at the Vaal Reefs Number Two Shaft near Orkney, North West, on 10 May 1995. An underground locomotive fell down a shaft and landed onto a cage loaded with night shift mine workers coming to surface. This was arguably one of the worst accidents in the mining industry in South Africa. As a result ...
Facets of progress in mine health and safety
This was outlined during industry body Minerals Council South Africa's sixth yearly National Day of Health and Safety in Mining, held on August 17 under the theme: 'Always: Vigilance, Learning ...
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Coal mining in South Africa started with the gathering of coal from outcrops in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province by the indigenous Zulu people. Later, after the colonization of the Cape by the Dutch, a small deposit was exploited in the Franschoek Valley in the 17th century. The Talana Hill mine near Dundee in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province,
S.Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11
Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa -- the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials -- and accidents are common.
Powering Apartheid: The Coalbrook Mine Disaster of 1960
45 These statistics are drawn from C.J.H. Hartnady, 'South Africa's Diminishing Coal Reserves', South African Journal of Science, 106, 9/10 (2010), art. #369, 5 pp; A. Eberhard, 'The Future of South African Coal: Market, Investment, and Policy Challenges', Freeman Spegli Institute for International Studies Working Paper #100 ...
Safety Performance in SA: The stats and the facts
The FOG fatality reported this year occurred in a coal mine in the first quarter of 2022. The second quarter of 2022 has been FOG fatality free. ... Adopt revised South African Mines Reportable Accidents Statistics System (SAMRASS) forms on FOG incidents: ... and occupational diseases on South Africa's mines in pursuit of 'Zero …
Coal
Coal mining's advent in South Africa can best be traced to the start of gold mining in the late 19 th century, particularly on the Witwatersrand, with the first coal in appreciable tonnages being extracted on the Highveld …
11 dead in platinum mine accident in South Africa
Fatal accidents involving miners are frequent in the country, which has the deepest mines in the world and is a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials.
'I lost six people': South Africans mourn latest mine tragedy
South African authorities have promised to tackle illegal mining after gas kills 17 people, including three children.
64 KILLED IN BLAST AT SOUTH AFRICAN COAL MINE
A methane gas explosion at a coal mine in Natal Province killed 64 miners and seriously injured 4 others today. ... South Africa's worst mine disaster occurred in 1960, when 432 people died at the ...
Over 100 Gold Miners Killed in South African Accident
The country's worst disaster occurred in 1960, when 437 workers died in a coal mine south of Johannesburg. In 1986, more than 175 gold miners died in a fire in the Kinross mine, 100 miles east of ...
Eight bodies found after Northern Cape mining accident, …
Eight bodies have been found after a tailing dump collapsed at a bulk sampling mining area in the Northen Cape. Authorities are trying to establish whether …
A systemic study of mining accident causality: an analysis of 91 mining
A systemic study of mining accident causality in South Africa would be useful for a full appreciation of the dynamics of safety issues in the industry. ... (2010) used reports from a balance of underground and opencut coal mines, underground and opencut metal/non-metal mines, quarries, and processing plants. Surface mining is usually mechanized ...
Thungela sees 'limited impact' from latest Transnet train …
A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of ...
Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral …
MINE ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS. The overall number of deaths in the South African mining industry has declined over the past decades, but the greatest impact of mining …
Safe Coal Transport in South-Africa
In South Africa, 34 ton side tipper trucks are often used for this purpose. These vehicles are designed to efficiently transport large quantities of coal from the mine to the processing plant or port. However, it's important that coal transportation is done safely to prevent accidents and protect the environment.
South Africa's abandoned mines endanger local communities
Of roughly 6,000 abandoned coal mines in South Africa, at least 2,322 are classified as "high risk" to the public. But only 27 of these have been rehabilitated since 2009. ... High risk and uncleaned mines can cause accidents and the leeching of highly acidic water in a process known as acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD increases the risk …
Coal mining and environmental sustainability in South Africa…
This study investigates the effects of coal mining on environmental sustainability in South Africa in relation to the moderating role of institutions. To achieve the study's objectives, the fully modified least square (FMOLS), dynamic least squares (DOLS), canonical cointegrating regression (CCR), Bayer-Hanck cointegration and Toda …
Coalbrook Disaster 1960- Mining Accident Database
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, caved in and trapped 435 mineworkers 180m underground. ... Chamber of Mines decided to purchase a suitable drill that would make it possible to reach men trapped underground in coal mines. The accident was believed …
Mining industry in South Africa
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining revenue in 2023.
South Africa Gloria coal mine explosion 'kills six'
Mining accidents are common in South Africa. More than 80 fatalities were recorded in mines across the country in 2017. Last year, a power cut left 955 gold miners trapped underground for two days ...
South Africa says 31 illegal miners believed killed in …
Authorities in South Africa say at least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a shuttered gold mine that happened last month but is only …
South Africa: Days of Coal Mines Are Numbered as Eskom Shifts Focus
Only 10 years ago, six companies accounted for 90% of South Africa's production and eight collieries mined more than 60% of the country's coal. While 93 coal mines produced all of South Africa's coal in 2016, that number increased 59%, to 148 mines, by 2016. Production, however, increased by only about 10%, indicative of a …
More than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining …
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, Orange Free State, caved in. About 1,000 miners were …
Train smash: Transnet coal trains in devastating collision
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Impala Platinum mine accident in South Africa kills 11
An accident at a platinum mine in South Africa has killed 11 workers and injured 75, the mine's operator says. Impala Platinum chief executive Nico Muller described it as the "darkest day" in the ...
Thungela
Thungela's operations are among the highest quality thermal coal mines in South Africa by calorific value. Thungela also holds a 50% interest in Phola, which owns and operates the Phola Coal Processing Plant, and a 23% indirect interest in Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). RBCT is one of the world's leading coal export terminals, with an ...
Down the Memory Lane
Major Coal Mine Accidents Methane gas accidents have been taking place in both developing and developed countries. Krog et al (2007) documented that, between 2000 and 2005, the number of frictional …
Fatality Reports | Mine Safety and Health Administration …
On August 18, 2023, MSHA was informed of a miner's death at Twin State Mining, Inc.'s Mine No. 39 in Elbert, WV. MSHA's initial findings indicated medical related issues as the cause of death. However, on September 26, 2023, MSHA received the death certificate which states cause of death is drowning.