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The world's biggest source of platinum group metals, manganese, chrome and major contributor of gold is going into a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19. Read More

South Africa will close its mines for an unprecedented 21 days as part of a nationwide lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in a race to contain the coronavirus. Read More

Admittedlythere are some things women can’t do as well as their male counterparts in the mining industry, such as handling heavy machinery, for instance. Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa says it will provide a daily update on its website if and when incidents of Covid-19 are confirmed at its members’ operations. Read More

As countries across the globe grapple with rising coronavirus infections, the outbreak is shining the spotlight on SA's dependency on China as a trading partner and has sparked concerns over the medium- to longer-term impact. Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater described an online hoax that claimed the firm had a confirmed case of COVID-19 at its Marikana platinum group metal (PGM) mine as having “potentially far-reaching and damaging consequences” for the company. Read More

The mining industry’s preparedness plans are very far advanced, based on established risk-management principles, and are currently being implemented and amended as the Covid-19 situation evolves, the Minerals Council South Africa said on Wednesday. Read More

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter on Wednesday said the mining industry’s preparedness plans for dealing with the impact of Covid-19 were “very far advanced”. Read More

Admittedly there are some things women can’t do as well as their male counterparts in the mining industry, such as handling heavy machinery, for instance. Read More

So far, no coronavirus infections have been reported in the mining sector, according to a statement from the department of mineral resources and energy. Read More