Calls on UN to intervene as the deadly rush for Congo’s cobalt intensifies
The United Nations (UN) and the international community have been urged to directly intervene on behalf of residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s...
Health and Safety
Mining corporations are being encouraged to prioritize the safety and well-being of their employees working in mines
The Ministry of Public Service and Labour underscores the crucial need for mining companies to implement rigorous safety measures to safeguard the health of mine...
Congo Copper Mine Halts Operations Due to Radiation Worries
Operations at a Zijin Mining Group Ltd. copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been halted due to concerns about...
MURRAY & ROBERTS CEMENTATION MOCK-UP RAISES BAR FOR MECHANISED MINE TRAINING
Known for its extensive mine training offerings and innovative learning approaches, Murray & Roberts Cementation has further raised the bar with a ‘mock-up’ facility for...
More than 30 people are trapped under rubble after collapse at a mine in Zambia, minister says
Zambia — More than 30 people are trapped under rubble at an open-pit mine in Zambia after part of a waste pile was thought to have...
Sibanye-Stillwater to probe waste rock conveyor collapse as labour wants answers
Labour wants answers after Sibanye-Stillwater informed markets on Friday that four mineworkers had died at its Balfour plant after a rock conveyor collapsed. Sibanye’s share...
Adventists join call for ban on small scale mining
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has designated the fourth Saturday in October as Creation Sabbath. Saturday, October 22, 2022 was marked as the Creation Sabbath, a special...
Toilet caves in due to in-house mining and woman dies
The Konongo-Odumase Township was thrown into mourning in the early hours of Sunday when a toilet caved in, swallowing a 24-year-old woman who was attending...
Chinese companies slated for mercury pollution in Cameroon
Civil society groups have raised the alarm over pollution of rivers in eastern and northern Cameroon by gold mining companies. The Centre for Environment and...
Sierra Leone: Environment – Impacts of Illegal Mining Activities: Threat to Water Security, Human Health, and Potential National Public Health Emergency
The availability of abundant natural resources in a country is considered to be a blessing by many because of the potential to change the destiny...