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Harmony workers

Industry mourns mine operator fatality

Colleagues and loved ones are reeling from an underground worker’s death. An operator became the fourth workplace fatality this financial year at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s Tshepong...

Glencore mine

Former mine workers probed for corruption

Nearly a dozen resources employees could be investigated for alleged bribery during their time at a multinational mineral producer. Up to 11 former Glencore workers recently faced potential...

South32 workers

Employer approves multiple worker wage increases

A multinational mineral producer will reward employees with higher remuneration at least three times. South32 recently approved wages by 7.5 per cent, 6.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent each year until...

Perkoa mine

Mining bosses guilty of manslaughtering eight workers

Two foreign resources executives killed multiple employees unlawfully but unintentionally, a court found. A Byrnecut Group manager and mine manager were recently found guilty of involuntary...

Gavel

Employer sentenced to jail for torturing mine employee

A foreign resources executive will spend decades behind bars after allegedly inflicting severe pain or suffering on a worker. Sun Shujun was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison after the Chinese...

GLOBAL MINING PROJECTS

100 GLOBAL MINING PROJECTS

In a remote desert location in Sudan, the Canadian company, Orca Gold, is planning a major gold mine. With annual production of at least 200,000 ounces, the project has an estimated capital cost of...