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Near-disaster may lead to change in South Africa

Opportunistic, yes, but a manufacturer of underground mine refuge chambers has again highlighted the deep government malaise that contributes to mine deaths in countries such as South Africa in its latest missive on mine regulations

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Hundreds of workers may have had a lucky escape from Harmony Gold's deep Kusasalethu gold mine

Hundreds of workers may have had a lucky escape from Harmony Gold's deep Kusasalethu gold mine

Australia-based company MineARC, which makes and supplies mine refuge stations, naturally believes all mines should have them. A lot of them do. Laws requiring mine owners to create or install suitable...

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