The global mining industry has been struggling since the 2008 international financial crisis set off a chain of events resulting in contracted growth in important markets, such as China, and recession in others, such as Europe, leading to severe declines in commodity prices. Read More
Mining industry fatalities reached a record low last year, but 73 people were still killed in incidents at the country’s mines, and that excludes three miners who were trapped underground when a mine shaft collapsed at the Lily Mine in Barberton almost a year ago. Read More
Occupational safety in South African mining continues to improve with Minister of Mineral Resources Mosebenzi Zwane announcing an overall 5% reduction in the number of fatalities in the sector. Read More
The number of miners killed in South Africa's mines fell in 2016 to a new record low of 73 from 77 in 2015 thanks to a government drive to improve practices, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said on Thursday. Read More
Mining Indaba has partnered with Brunswick Group LLP for the second annual Young Leaders Career Development Programme, as part of the Investing in Mining Indaba. Read More
Innovation is important for the future of mining, especially in South Africa. While the country sits with abundant resources - the richest deposits in the world as per a Citibank report - if these cannot be mined economically (and safely) then it will all come to naught for the mining companies, labour, unions, investors and the country. Read More
But whether mining houses will continue to be lifted by commodity prices for a second consecutive year is questionable, according to analysts. Read More
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has recently reissued a new version of the report on commodity trade misinvoicing which caused such controversy last summer. Read More
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