DR Congo ministers call for eased lockdown for miners
DR Congo’s mines ministry has proposed lifting lockdowns at mining operations after workers went on strike to protest compulsory on-site confinements during the coronavirus outbreak....
Health and Safety
Kalumbila Minerals Hands Over Health Posts To Govt
Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a subsidiary of mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has handed over three new health posts in Kalumbila district to the...
Screening apps and 41-day vacations: Keeping miners covid-free
With hundreds of people living and working in close proximity, mines – and the camps that house their workers – seemed like fertile territory for...
Ethiopian Gold Mine Leaves Deadly Toxic Waste Trail in Prime Minister’s Home Town
A gold mine in Ethiopia’s most populous and restive region, Oromia, has been anything but a blessing. Residents claim that contamination from the mine, owned...
The mining industry is becoming SA’s new Covid-19 epicentre
About half of the total Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the North West, which has almost tripled its numbers in just a week, are in the...
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At Bay
The Kwale-based Australian Mining firm, Base Titanium has intensified setting up of handwashing units in high traffic zones across the coastal county to curb the...
Mobile COVID-19 testing kits for mining operations
As South Africa’s mining sector slowly reboots production following one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world, mining companies have been tasked with taking...
Poor Management of Waste is a Major Health Concern in South Sudan
Waste management is a key area in the pursuit of a clean and Sustainable environment in any country. It is the cornerstone of development, because...
Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines
Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It wasn’t long before the men...
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...