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Showing posts with label fatal incidents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fatal incidents. Show all posts

Monday, November 21, 2011

Impala-Platinum-Holdings Records Two Fatalities

Three workers died in separate platinum mine accidents in South Africa over the last couple of days, with both Impala Platinum (Implats) and Anooraq on Monday reporting fatalities.

More on Mining Weekly

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited is a Global Compact participant since 2008/04/08.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Barrick's Nevada Gold Mine Blamed for Deaths of Two Workers

In an investigative report posted Monday, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration faulted managers of Toronto-based Barrick Gold for, among other things, allowing a safety alarm system at the Meikle Mine in Carlin, Nev. to be bypassed. (...) MSHA cited Barrick for six safety violations as a result of the accident, but it terminated the last of its safety orders on June 21 after the company built a new delivery system that, the agency said, eliminated the hazards.

Read more on fairwarning.org

Barrick Gold Corporation is a Global Compact participant since 2005/06/02