{"id":9133,"date":"2012-03-20T15:22:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/s-africa-mine-fatalities-down-still-worrying\/"},"modified":"2012-03-20T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:10","slug":"s-africa-mine-fatalities-down-still-worrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/s-africa-mine-fatalities-down-still-worrying\/","title":{"rendered":"S.Africa mine fatalities down, still worrying"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Jan 1-March 12 fatalities down y\/y to 22 from 27<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Minister says will continue stopping unsafe areas<\/p>\n

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PRETORIA, March 20<\/span> (Reuters) – Fatalities are falling in
\nSouth Africa’s mines as the industry is subjected to a surge of
\ninspections, and the country’s mines minister said on Tuesday
\nshe would not relent despite industry complaints.<\/p>\n

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Susan Shabangu told a news briefing that from Jan. 1 to
\nMarch 12 of this year, 22 miners were killed in South Africa’s
\nmines compared to 27 in the same period in 2011.<\/p>\n

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The number of injuries fell sharply over the same period by
\n40 percent to 403 from 667.<\/p>\n

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“Whilst there is improvement in the statistics, I’m of the
\nopinion that there is room for improvement as the fatalities in
\nthe mining industry are still unacceptable,” she said.<\/p>\n

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“The department will continue with the stance of stopping
\nunsafe working areas.”<\/p>\n

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The department of mineral resources has launched a safety
\ndrive to cut fatalities in the country’s mines, the world’s
\ndeepest and among the most dangerous.<\/p>\n

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The industry has complained about the blanket nature of the
\nsafety stoppages ordered by the department which has seen entire
\nmines shut down for infractions in one shaft or operation.<\/p>\n

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The safety-related stoppages cost the platinum sector
\n300,000 ounces last year in lost output. \t<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Ed Stoddard; Editing by Mark Potter)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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