Turkey on Monday said a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered near its coastline, while Romania also said a mine had been found off its Black Sea coast. Russia had warned more than a week ago that some aged mines that Ukrainians had deployed in the Black Sea against its invading troops had become …
An inquest docket was opened to determine the cause of death. The Silvermine Dam in the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town was temporarily closed for visitors after the body of an unknown man was found floating on Saturday. In a statement released by SANParks, it announced the man drowned on Saturday. "Table Mountain …
VOICES. If coal mining is allowed to go ahead in the Mabola Protected Environment (MPE) near Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, it will result in a predictable form of environmental violence for local …
Bushveld Vametco has been mining magnetite ore to extract vanadium, which is used as a steel additive in the motor industry and to produce tools. Read this for free Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you …
Eskom and Transnet report arrests of fuel thieves. 22 Jul. Durban port partnership: ANC KZN bats for 'long overdue', 'mixed economy' deal, labour not buying it. 20 Jul. Kumba says profit will drop by up to 22% due to lower iron ore prices, rail logistics hassles. 20 Jul.
On Thursday, Gold Fields reported a 157% increase in cash generated from South Deep mine with net cash more than doubling to R1.4 billion in 2021 compared with R558 million in the year prior. Gold production at the mine grew 29% to come in at 293 000 ounces for the year. The gold price last year remained strong, staying between $1 700 …
Photo: GroundUp. GroundUp. In 2002, rare minerals were discovered on the Xolobeni coast. Mineral Sand Resources (MSR), a subsidiary of Australian company Mineral Commodities Ltd (MRC) applied to mine them. Over a lifetime of 22 years, the mine would extract nine million tons of ilmenite, titanium-iron oxide, rutile, zircon, and leucoxene.
A former Lily Mine manager claims the mine regularly monitored the crown pillar before its collapse. Bongani Rantho says they secured the area close to the crown pillar and prevented miners from accessing it unless under strict supervision. Rantho adds they did not foresee the crown pillar would one day collapse.
But after 140 years of production, Petra Diamonds has closed the book on the long-lived but difficult mine. In a recent announcement, Petra's CEO Richard Duffy said the company would place the mine under care and maintenance while "engagement with key stakeholders remains constructive as we see to ensure an inclusive and responsible …
20 Jul. Chinese company to pay DR Congo state miner R35 billion in battle over cobalt. 20 Jul. Amplats slumps 6% after warning of earnings crash amid load …
Dean Martin Ackerman claimed his captain gave him instructions to drill near and on the crown pillar. A former Lily Mine driller has claimed that "negligence" could have caused the tragic incident that has left his three colleagues trapped underground for nearly six years. Dean Martin Ackerman joined the gold mine situated near Barberton ...
This after an underground mud-rush incident over the weekend. All operations at 6 Shaft have been suspended until a comprehensive report is available. The bodies of three missing mineworkers have been found, while two other employees have been rescued and rushed to hospital following an underground mud-rush incident in …
In Your Place or Mine, Witherspoon and Kutcher play bicoastal best friends who switch living arrangements for a week, like in The Holiday, but if two characters living in each other's homes and never having any scenes together could make for a satisfying love story.. Their storyline is pretty dull – they hooked up 20 years ago but quickly decided …
Extortion 'mafia' hits SA's R947 billion mining sector. Some of the world's biggest mining companies say they're battling extortion in South Africa. The violent extortionist phenomenon is being driven by gangs out to make a quick buck. This is turning South Africa into a less attractive destination for investment.
It was allegedly caused by unauthorised mining activity at Tormin, advocate Peter Hodes argued in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. He said the warrant had been unlawfully obtained and led to an invasion of the rights to privacy and property of both the mining company and its 240 employees. The team carrying out the search-and …
News24 | South Africa's leading source of trusted news, opinion and insight. 1h ago. SA celebrates Banyana heroes after historic World Cup win: 'We've done it!'. Banyana …
Darren Stewart/Gallo Images. Eight bodies have been found after a tailing dump collapsed at a bulk sampling mining area in the Northen Cape. Authorities are trying to establish whether more victims are trapped. People have been warned to stay away from the site for their own safety. Eight people died on Monday when a tailing dump collapsed …
To find your matric results online, you can type in your examination number on News24's Matric Results Portal. The portal will only display the results of those who …
Two Harmony Gold employees were killed in a "fall of ground" incident at the Kusasalethu mine, near Carletonville, in Gauteng. The mineworkers were killed in the …
You can find your matric results on News24's dedicated portal, which will be updated as they become available. Independent Examinations Board results will be released early on Wednesday, 18 January - two days ahead of National Senior Certificate results. The release dates were delayed due to the knock-on effects of Covid-19 pandemic disruptions ...
Beijing - The death toll from a coal mine explosion in northeastern China rose to 166 on Friday with the discovery of two more bodies, said the government. Reports said rescuers continued to comb debris for five miners still missing after Sunday's blast at Dongfeng Coal mine in Heilongjiang province. Authorities had arrested at least two ...
Eight women were gang raped while filming a music video at a mine dump in Krugersdorp last Thursday. Dozens of men were arrested in connection with the attack, but no one was directly linked to the rapes. Police took DNA samples, and the case was prioritised at the forensic laboratory. More than 80 people appeared in the Krugersdorp …
For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. Elon Musk, the controversial SA-born Twitter CEO, has offered a million Dogecoin, worth around R1.6 million, to anyone who can prove that his family partially owned an emerald mine in Zambia during the mid-1980s.
The dam belongs to a mining company. Electricity supply was lost and local cellphone towers were damaged. The flow of water, after the tailings dam of an abandoned mine in Jagersfontein collapsed, has stopped and the immediate threat is being stabilised, said Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini …
The City of Cape Town is working towards generating enough capacity to protect residents from two stages of load shedding through its Steenbras Dam and possibly gas turbines as the countrywide power crisis deepens. "The city's ability to protect customers diminishes to a large extent after Stage 6, although limited mitigation would …
Nyirenda said she didn't know whether Solomon was involved in illegal mining activities. READ | Lily Mine tragedy inquest: My daughter is alive inside the container - father. Mavuso last saw his sister, Nkambule, in January 2016 while on his way to university. The following month he got the news about what had happened to her and her colleagues.
The Silvermine Dam in the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town was temporarily closed for visitors after the body of an unknown man was found floating on …
Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman was awarded an astounding R300 million in 2021, the company's annual report shows. The group's recently released annual suite of reports shows the platinum mining executive took home a whopping R300.3 million in remuneration for the year ended in 2021 – an extraordinary amount even compared …
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said it would cost more than R49 billion to rehabilitate the approximately 6 100 mines that it has found.; However, he said his department only receives R140 million a year for rehabilitation, which can only rehabilitate three mines and seal 40 shafts a year.
A 2011 report that was commissioned and then later buried indicates that countrywide there are a million people living near mine tailings dams. All these people are at risk and could face a similar situation as happened at Jagersfontein, writes Anthony Turton. The recent disaster at Jagersfontein has come on the back of violent confrontations ...
On another occasion, mine security guards confiscated mining equipment that belonged to illegal miners. A former Lily Mine shift boss testified at an inquest in the Mbombela Magistrate's Court that …
