Middelbult, 13 May 1993

On 28 May 1993, the Leon Commission of Inquiry into Safety and Health in the Mining Industry was appointed. It led the way to the new Mine Health and Safety Act as well as the Mining Regulation Advisory Committee (MRAC), identifying fires caused by coal dust as one of the key areas of concern in mine safety and health.

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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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South Africa: SA's Deadliest Mine Accidents in Numbers

South Africa's gold companies are already mining at the world's deepest depths, with Gold Fields digging more than 4, 120m at its Driefontein mine. The deeper miners go, the richer the ore being ...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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WV Mine Disasters 1884 to Present

Note: From 1884 to 1961, accidents fatally injuring five or more employees were classed as disasters. From 1961 to date, accidents fatally injuring three or more employees are classed as disasters. *December 14, 1906 – This explosion killed 4 employees and 2 individuals on the surface near the mine. Last revised: 03/28/16 02:05 PM

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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 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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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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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feaving in an

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months, with more than 100 of them believed to have died of starvation or dehydration.. Authorities launched an operation in November to force out the men …

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Historical Data on Mine Disasters in the United States

Year with largest number of mine disasters overall: 1910 (25 mine disasters-19 coal, 6 metal/nonmetal) Listing Of Selected Historic Mine Disasters. Coal Mines. All accidents with five or more fatalities, since 1970. YEAR DAY MINE LOCATION TYPE DEATHS; 2010: 4/05: Upper Big Branch Mine-South, Performance Coal Company:

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Minister Gwede Mantashe: Release of 2024 mine health and …

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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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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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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S. Africa: Two mineworkers already dead in the first week of 2024 …

It is projected to produce 380,000oz by the end of 2024 from 320,000oz in 2022. The mine employs nearly 5,000 workers, including contractors. At least 54 workers died in mining-related accidents in SA last year, up from 49 fatalities …

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Trends and causes of fatalities in South African mines

1. Introduction Disasters such as at the Kinross gold mine in 1986 - in which 177 miners died - have focused attention on the hazards faced by underground miners in South Africa. But disasters are merely the tip of an iceberg, grim punctuations of the on-going accident toll on South African mines.

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Worst Mining Disasters In Human History

Coalbrook colliery, Clydesdale, South Africa, January 1960 (435 deaths) On the 21st of January, 1960, ... Wales was the place where this accident occurred, and to this date this event is considered as one of the most severe disasters to occur in a in mining area in the United Kingdom. A firedamp ignition, which sent sparks coming out of it ...

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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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Reflecting on South Africa's mining safety: Lessons from past …

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. From the …

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Greatest South African Natural Disasters

Natural disasters can be defined as catastrophic events with atmospheric, geological, and hydrological origins that often occur without warning, causing great damage to the environment and infrastructures and even loss of life. In South Africa, some natural disasters occur resulting from human activity; frequent quakes and tremors, for example, are associated …

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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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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 Lily Mine Tragedy and the Collapse of South Africa's

The dawn of South Africa's democracy in 1994 signalled a new hope for a better nation. A nation full of hope and promise. ... INQUEST INTO THE LILY MINE DISASTER. The formal inquest into the collapse of Lily Mine was set to begin on 30 June 2021 but was postponed to September instead. The Senior Magistrate at Mbombela, Annamarie Van Der Merwe ...

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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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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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