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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

France and Switzerland were included on SA's list of high-risk countries, parliament prepared to shut down and Wall Street closed higher a day after its biggest rout since 1987. Read More

Platinum and gold mines in South Africa, which together make up the world’s biggest precious metals industry, are gearing up to try and minimise a local outbreak of the coronavirus that could disrupt operations where hundreds of thousands of people work in close proximity. Read More

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Minerals Council in Johannesburg, to receive an update on the plans that have been put in place for the sector to adequately respond to the current Covid-19 pandemic. Read More