{"id":257461,"date":"2023-04-14T20:13:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/mineral-resources-and-energy-extends-condolences-to-families-of-deceased-mineworkers-in-balfour?lang=en"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:13:46","slug":"mineral-resources-and-energy-extends-condolences-to-families-of-deceased-mineworkers-in-balfour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/mineral-resources-and-energy-extends-condolences-to-families-of-deceased-mineworkers-in-balfour\/","title":{"rendered":"Mineral Resources and Energy extends condolences to families of deceased Mineworkers in Balfour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/a7b137987101281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/a7b137987101281\" alt=\"Department of Mineral Resources and Energy: Republic of South Africa\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/a7b137987101281\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=250595&amp;press_source=Department of Mineral Resources and Energy: Republic of South Africa\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is saddened by the&nbsp;loss of lives at Sibanye Stillwater&rsquo;s Burnstone Gold Mine in Balfour, Mpumalanga.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that on Thursday, 13 April 2023, an incident occurred at the mine&nbsp;during the installation of a pulley for the waist rock conveyor belt.<\/p>\n<p>The incident&nbsp;involved the use of a 140-ton crane to lift the pulley from the ground and place it in&nbsp;position.<\/p>\n<p>As the pulley was being aligned, the conveyor belt structure collapsed&nbsp;and injured multiple employees, four of whom have since succumbed to their&nbsp;injuries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and colleagues&nbsp;of the workers who have sadly lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p>One life lost is one too many.<\/p>\n<p>No&nbsp;one deserves to lose their life in the line of duty. We wish the injured workers&nbsp;speedy recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The Department&rsquo;s Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate, which visited the mine&nbsp;yesterday, has commenced a full investigation in terms of the Mine Health and&nbsp;Safety Act, to determine the cause of the incident that took place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The health and safety of mineworkers remain a priority for government.<\/p>\n<p>Employers&nbsp;are urged to be vigilant on the management of health and safety of mine workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We must all work tirelessly work towards achieving Zero Harm in South African&nbsp;mines, thereby ensuring that each employee returns home unharmed every day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Department of Mineral Resources and Energy: Republic of South Africa.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is saddened by the&nbsp;loss of lives at Sibanye Stillwater&rsquo;s Burnstone Gold Mine in Balfour, Mpumalanga.&nbsp; It was reported that on Thursday, 13 April 2023, an incident occurred at the mine&nbsp;during the installation of a pulley for the waist rock conveyor belt. 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