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Minerals Council South Africa CEO, Roger Baxter’s presentation at PDAC, titled: Enabling the Renaissance of the South African mining sector, outlined the important contribution made by the mining sector.  Read More

The Minerals Council South Africa welcomes the establishment of an engineering task team to assess challenges at Eskom’s power stations. Read More

Minerals Council South Africa CEO Roger Baxter on Wednesday outlined the important contribution made by the South African mining sector, the vast potential of the skills that still exists within the industry and the steps that are needed to enable the country’s mining sector to realise its full potential. Read More

South Africa's mining industry has recorded a 3% decrease in the total number of occupational diseases reported nationally for 2017 compared with the previous year. Read More

Following the notable regression of mine health and safety in 2017, which resulted in the death of 90 mineworkers, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) chief inspector David Msiza on Friday said there were 10% fewer fatalities – 81 – in 2018. Read More

’n Totaal van 81 myn-werkers is verlede jaar in Suid-Afrika se myne dood. In 2017 is 90 dood en in 2016 73. Read More

Deaths on South African mines fell to 81 in 2018 after an uptick the previous year, the department of mineral resources said on Friday. Read More

Following the recent deadly tailings dam disaster in Brazil, global mining companies have committed to develop an international standard for tailings facilities.  Read More

With just hours left, 10 mining companies will seek an urgent interdict against Amcu's secondary strike that could cost up to R789m a day in lost revenue. Read More

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), and other platinum miners, have asked the South African courts to block a secondary strike planned by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) for February 28. Read More