Miner killed at Doornkop gold mine in SA

Harmony Gold Mining has confirmed a fatality at its Doornkop operation near Soweta, Gauteng province, South Africa. The operator said 14 March that “mine-related material car incident” occurred during the afternoon of 11 March. It did not identify the worker or their job title.  Relevant authorities were immediately informed, Harmony said, and the affected area of the mine has been closed…

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Harmony Gold confirms two worker deaths

South African gold producer Harmony Gold has confirmed the deaths of two of its workers at the Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville, Gauteng province following a “seismic event” that led to a ground fall. The company said the incident occurred during the early morning hours of Oct. 21 local time. The identities of the fallen have not been released. The miner…

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Kloof operation back online after fatal incident

Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that its Kloof gold mine in the Gauteng province of South Africa has returned to normal production operations following a Sept. 19 incident at the site where a miner went missing. The company, which located the body of the missing miner the evening of Sept. 22 after extensive search efforts by mine research and rescue teams, told…

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