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EWN reports that the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has confirmed the deaths of two miners in separate incidents at AngloGold Ashanti mines this week.
A rock drill operator was killed in a fall of ground incident at the Kopanang Mine in the Vaal River region, while a crew supervisor died in a tramming accident at the TauTona Mine in the West Wits region near Carletonville. DMR spokesperson Martin Madlala indicated that Minister Mosebenzi Zwane was engaging with mine bosses across the country on health and safety concerns. “We have received commitment both from the organised labour and organised business as to an increased focus on issues of health and safety,” he stated.
- This short report by Masego Rahlaga is at EWN
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