Mining Weekly writes that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has reported that two fatalities occurred in the mining industry on Wednesday, 1 September.

The first was at Harmony Gold’s Mponeng mine, in Gauteng, owing to a fall-of-ground incident. The second was at African Rainbow Minerals’ Two Rivers mine, in Limpopo, which was apparently also due to a fall-of-ground incident. The union has called on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to ensure that thorough investigations were done at both sites. Harmony confirmed that an investigation into the incident at Mponeng was underway, while operations in the affected section have been suspended. "It is of utmost importance that we ensure a safe working environment at all our operations, and we commit to providing the necessary support to the family in dealing with this unfortunate tragedy,” Harmony CEO Peter Steenkamp indicated.

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