Category: Mining safety

South Africa’s mining deaths have reduced considerably over the past several years. In 2016, the industry recorded only 73 fatalities. Even though that is still 73 too many deaths, it’s the lowest rate since records began and reflect ongoing efforts to improve the health and safety in mining environments. Injury rates are also falling fast. These figures are well ahead of China, where coal mining alone resulted in over 200 fatalities in 2019. But, in contrast, countries such as Canada and Australia have much lower fatality numbers. These are the… Read More Here