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The 1996 Marcopper Mining Disaster in Marinduque:
sealed and the pit was used instead as a container pond for the mine tailings of San Antonio. This . THE 1996 MARCOPPER MINING DISASTER 5 way of containment system was unconventional. On the one hand, Marcopper Mining Mining ... The disaster happened because the tunnel did not undergo risk assessment and was badly sealed (Coumans, 2002). Placer ...
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The 1960 Coalbrook Disaster
On the 21 January 1960 a major calamity befell the coal mine at Coalbrook, situated in the Northern Free State 21km south west of Vereeniging. 437 miners were buried alive 180 meters below the surface when an estimated 900 pillars collapsed. A major rescue effort was undertaken, unfortunately without any positive results.This article covers the history of the coal …
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South Africans demand answers after Stilfontein mine tragedy
Last week, rescuers recovered 78 bodies and 246 survivors — many of them weak and emaciated — from the Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, in South Africa's North West province, where police ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine …
Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa where companies close down mines that are no longer profitable, leaving groups of informal miners to enter them illegally in a search ...
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Stilfontein gold mine: Why did 87 people die in South Africa?
South Africa's second biggest political party, which is part of a government coalition, has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to order an inquiry into what happened at the Buffelsfontein mine.
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Look Back: The 1996 Marcopper mining disaster
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – It was 21 years ago today when the Philippines saw one of the biggest mining disasters in the country. On March 24, 1996, the drainage tunnels of Marcopper Mining ...
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Mining sector records 51 fatalities
The mining sector has recorded 51 fatalities in 2019, the lowest ever recorded in the South African mining industry. "This represents a 37% improvement, year on year, compared to 2018 fatalities," said Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at a media briefing on the release of the 2019 mine health and safety statistics on Friday.
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The Deadliest Mining Disasters In History
This is what happened in 1960 at the Coalbrook Colliery in Clydesdale, South Africa. Once again, negligence played a role in the disaster. ... According to the BBC, the worst mining disaster in Britain happened in the small Welsh village of Senghenydd in 1913. On an October morning, the Universal Colliery was rocked by a methane explosion large ...
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Research trends in mining accidents study: A systematic literature
South Africa and Spain contributed three studies each. Iran, the USA, India and Turkey contributed two papers each, while one paper was from Ghana and one from New Zealand. Six main types of mining accidents were reported in both databases, which occurred in coal, copper, gold, platinum, lead–zinc, and iron ore mines between 2015 and 2019.
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A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining
A systemic study of mining accident causality: An analysis of 91 mining accidents from a platinum mine in South Africa January 2017 Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and ...
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South Africa criticized for 'horrific' mining crackdown after
The clampdown on illegal mining cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground. At least 78 bodies were pulled from a mining shaft this week, and more are believed to remain underground.
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Reflecting on South Africa's mining safety: Lessons …
The spectre of mining disasters continues to haunt South Africa, a nation starkly aware of the perilous conditions faced by workers in its mineral-rich depths.
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The NUM noted the 2024 mining fatality report by the department …
The South African mining industry recorded forty-two (42) fatalities in 2024 marking the lowest ever number of fatalities in the history of mining in South Africa. This represents a …
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The catastrophic failure of the Jagersfontein tailings dam: An
Our study provides a sociohistorical account of decisions made about the Jagersfontein mine in the Free State province of South Africa (Map 1) and the catastrophic failure of its tailings dam that occurred in the early morning of September 11, 2022.The failure resulted in the sudden and uncontrolled release of more than 6 million m 3 of liquid sludge, smothering …
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A Dereliction of Duty: Jagersfontein Mine Waste Disaster, Two …
Almost all institutions, from the mining company to the government and the political parties in South Africa, have failed the people of Jagersfontein. Transparency and accountability are absent, and a consolidated report on all aspects of the disaster will be critical to shape whether rehabilitation will take place and under what circumstances.
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.. The tragedy at the abandoned gold mine near the town of Stilfontein …
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Natural disasters that occur in South Africa
Natural disasters occur all over the world, with certain countries being more susceptible to them than others. South Africa is one of the less frequent victims of major natural disasters, but has experienced some over the …
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Mine deaths in South Africa rise for second consecutive year
The death toll in South Africa's mines so far in 2021 is 69, up from 48 a year earlier, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said in a statement on Monday [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]
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We care and we remember
The Minerals Council South Africa and the coal industry remembers the 64 miners who lost their lives in a methane explosion at the Hlobane colliery, near the town of Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal. The explosion was South Africa's second most …
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The St Helena Mine Disaster of 1987: Causes, Consequences, …
The St Helena Mine Disaster occurred in September 1987 at the St Helena gold mine, located near the town of ia in the Free State province of South Africa. This tragic …
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More than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining …
In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, at the Coalbrook mine near burg, Orange Free State, caved in. About 1,000 …
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Third mine disaster in a decade tests ESG boundaries …
It was a rebound reminiscent of what happened in the wake of Samarco's tailings dam collapse in 2015 and the rupture of a Vale SA dam in Brumadinho that killed 270 people in 2019: Any punishment ...
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Stemming fatalities on South African mines: Part 3
December 2021 marked the second consecutive year of regression in safety on South African mines with falls of ground (FOG) and transport-related accidents being the leading causes of fatalities. In Part 3 of our series on Stemming Fatalities on SA mines, Industry stakeholders shed some light on the challenges faced in addressing transport related …
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Mining disasters in South Africa: the Rovic Diamond Mine …
At the end of November 1996, a mining disaster occurred at the Rovic Diamond Mine between Boshof and Dealsville. At about 1000 metres underground, a mudslide occurred and trapped …
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Mine Accidents and Disasters | Department of Mineral Resources …
MINE ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS. The overall number of deaths in the South African mining industry has declined over the past decades, but the greatest impact of mining accidents is noticed amongst the family members and colleagues left behind after a mine worker lost his or …
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Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader known as "Tiger" escaped from custody with help from police officers after resurfacing last week from a disused mine in South Africa where dozens of miners died and 246 were rescued, authorities said Monday.. Police said that the suspect — identified as Lesotho national James Neo Tshoaeli …
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The Worlds Worst Mining Disasters
The Senghenydd Colliery Disaster happened on Oct. 14, 1913, during a period of peak coal output in the United Kingdom. The cause was most likely a methane explosion that ignited coal dust. ... Coalbrook, South Africa . The biggest mine disaster in South African history was also one of the deadliest in the world. On Jan. 21, 1960, a rock fall in ...
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41 mining fatalities recorded so far in 2023
There have been 41 fatalities in the South African mining industry to date this year, Mine Health and Safety Council mining relations programme manager Brian Ncube said at the Mining ...
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South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 …
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all the bodies after hundreds of miners were trapped for months in one of the country's deepest mines while working illegally.. At least 78 miners were confirmed dead, …
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Impala Platinum mine accident in South Africa kills 11
An accident at a platinum mine in South Africa has killed 11 workers and injured 75, the mine's operator says. Impala Platinum chief executive Nico Muller described it as the "darkest day" in the ...
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