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HEALTH & SAFETY

Illegal miner dies at PT Antam mine

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An illegal miner was killed and five others were injured at ASX-listed PT Antam’s gold operation, in West Java, after one of the tunnels operated by the illegal miners collapsed. The company said on Friday that its emergency response group,...
24th May 2013
 
 
Health & Safety

Companies in joint initiative to combat fatigue in the workplace

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Healthy lifestyle and sports nutrition supplement brand USN and fatigue systems provider Fatigue Sharks have teamed up to deal with fatigue issues in the workplace. The two companies have created a programme that will enhance health and safety in...
24th May 2013
 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT

Company reports soaring demand for risk management programmes

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Mining solutions provider JKTech has noted a rapid increase in demand for its Global Minerals Industry Risk Management (G-MIRM) suite of risk management training programmes over the past two years, confirming the value it adds to organisations,...
24th May 2013
 
 
LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Motlatsi proposes new migrant labour deal Video Available

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Mining union pioneer Dr James Motlatsi Mining union pioneer Dr James Motlatsi on Thursday proposed a new deal for South Africa's migrant mine workers. Speaking to Mining Weekly Online in a video interview, the founding president of the National Union of Mineworkers called on the...
23rd May 2013
 
 
HEALTH & SAFETY

Indonesia union urges completion of probes into Freeport tunnel collapse

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All investigations into a tunnel collapse that killed 28 people at the world's No.2 copper mine, run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc in Indonesia, must be completed before workers return, a trade union official said on Thursday....
23rd May 2013
 
 
HEALTH & SAFETY

Freeport Indonesia says death toll rises to 28 after tunnel accident

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The death toll from a tunnel collapse at the world's second largest copper mine run by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit was raised to 28 on Wednesday as rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors. Arizona-based...
22nd May 2013
 
 
MINE SAFETY

Freeport Indonesia mine should stay shut to probe tunnel collapse - union

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Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian copper mine should remain closed for an investigation into a tunnel collapse that has left five dead and 23 missing, a trade union leader said on Friday. Thirty-nine workers were attending an...
17th May 2013
 
 
HEALTH & SAFETY

Asbestos Relief Trust pays out R250m to 3 600 claimants in ten years

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Workmen’s compensation fund the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) will mark its tenth year of existence in July, having provided compensatory relief to mineworkers suffering from asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) since July 2003. The ART has, to date,...
17th May 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
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