South Africa: Minister to Visit Mining Disaster Site Jun 3, 2009
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony) said that, in the past two weeks, 294 illegal miners had been brought to the surface at the shaft. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
South Africa: More Deaths Feared in Illegal Mining Boom Jun 3, 2009
The latest in a string of illegal mining accidents occurred in part of a mine shut down by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Harmony), the world's fifth largest gold mining company, in the central province of Free State. "We suspect there was a fire on the 18th of May," Tom Smith, Chief Operating Officer for Harmony's South Region, told IRIN.. (allAfrica.com)
36 illegal miners dead Jun 2, 2009
Harmony Gold Mining Company, South Africa's third-largest gold producer, on Monday said 294 illegal miners have been charged and will be criminally prosecuted as it clamps down on criminal mining. These illegal miners were brought to surface at the company's Eland shaft in the Free State in the past two weeks. (iAfrica.com)
36 die in South African mine fire Jun 2, 2009
JOHANNESBURG - An underground fire in an abandoned shaft has apparently killed 36 illegal miners, South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining Co. said Monday. In a statement, the company said the bodies were brought to the surface by other illegal miners over the weekend. (MSNBC -- International)
61 illegal miners found dead in South Africa Jun 2, 2009
The bodies were found by other illegal miners, who brought 36 to the surface over the weekend, according to Harmony Gold mining company, which had ceased working its Eland shaft. Another 25 bodies left at drop-off points underground were brought up on Tuesday, said Tom Smith, chief of operations for Harmony's southern region. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
