Two killed in Liberia gold mine collapse
Two people have been killed when an informal gold mine collapsed in western Liberia, the National Disaster Management Agency says. The collapse happened on Tuesday...
Category : Health and Safety
Kwale based mining company Base Titanium has so far contributed KSh 80 million (USD 800,000) in various initiatives to support efforts to fight COVID -19 in Kenya.
The contribution comes at a time when the Government of Kenya has been working with various stakeholders in the private sector to boost support for...
How Swiss cobalt traders are trying to prevent child labour
Swiss cobalt traders Glencore and Trafigura deal very differently with small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), many of whom are children. Eight...
South Africa: Mining Sector Ordered To Prepare Safety Standards
South Africa’s Labour Court has ordered employers in the mining industry to prepare and implement a code of practice for health and safety standards. The...
South Africa to publish mining safety regulations amid Covid-19
The South African Labour Court has ordered that the country’s mining sector must publish safety guidelines on working amid the Covid-19 pandemic by 18 May,...
Miners on ‘red alert’ for mental health
MINING companies are placing an increasing focus on mental health given the significant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of billions...
Zimbabwe: ‘COVID-19 Has Potential to Mask Rampant Rights Abuses in Mining Communities’
The Covid-19 pandemic has potential to mask human rights abuses and further worsen poverty among mining communities in parts of Manicaland. These are sentiments expressed...
Coronavirus safety regulations for mines to be published this month, court rules
A code of practice setting minimum standards for health and safety in mines during the coronavirus pandemic must be put in place this month, the...
Weir contributes to Solidarity Fund, shares lessons learned during lockdown
Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on April 23 that South Africa’s strict lockdown restrictions will start to ease from May, engineering solutions provider Weir Minerals Africa...
Morale high as Covid-masked South African miners get back to work
Morale is reportedly high as Covid-masked and physically distanced South African mineworkers get back to mining underground for companies that have gone the extra mile...