Tennessee zinc mine collapse kills one, injures two
A wall collapse at Nyrstar’s Immel Mine in eastern Knoxville County, Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon left two miners injured and another dead. Both of the...
Category : Health and Safety
Ghana Mineworkers Union supports 4 health and educational institutions in mining communities
The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) of TUC-Ghana, as part of its contribution to the development of human resources and health and safety of Ghanaians, has...
The Mineral Council South Africa reviews health and safety figures and discusses the origins of the rise in mining fatalities
The latest mining health and safety records have come to the attention of the Minerals Council South Africa as it reported 60 fatalities in the industry in...
The IS530.M1 smartphone of i.safe MOBILE: Certified smartphone for the mining sector offers better security and efficiency in hazardous areas
The Android Enterprise Recommended IS530.M1 is a high-level smartphone specifically tailored to the needs and requirements of the mining industry. It had been developed by...
Ghana Mine Worker’s Union calls for full-scale investigation into frequent mine accidents
The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union has called for a full-scale tripartite (Government, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, and Ghana Mineworkers’ Union) investigation into the frequent...
High rates of vaccine hesitancy among mine employees in Mali
Twelve months after the first covid-19 vaccines entered global clinical trials a great threat to their rapid worldwide roll out is hesitancy to get the...
Opportunities to export protective clothing
THE Southern African region has abundant mineral resources, making mining activities some of the largest economic drivers across the countries. Zambia, one of Zimbabwe’s key...
Kalenborn celebrates its 100th anniversary
For 100 years now, the company co-founded by Dr Kurt Mauritz and based in Vettelschoss, Germany, has been in the business of wear protection. Every...
Lincoln Lubrication SA cements deal to install automated fire suppression systems at Nigerian cement plant
SKF Group Company, Lincoln Lubrication South Africa’s Africa Export division recently received approval from a leading cement producer in Africa to supply, install and commission...
17 miners survive gas suffocation in southern Zambia
Seventeen miners at a coal mine in southern Zambia survived gas suffocation while working underground, a mining official said on Tuesday. The accident happened in...