Mining Weekly reports that Harmony Gold Mining Company has confirmed two separate loss-of-life incidents on 4 February at its Doornkop and Joel mines, which resulted in five mineworkers losing their lives.

Two employees lost their lives following a mining incident at a development end at the Doornkop mine, in Soweto, Gauteng. According to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), four mineworkers were also seriously injured in this incident. In a separate incident, three employees succumbed to their injuries following a fall-of-ground incident at the Joel mine, near Theunissen, in the Free State. The causes of these two unrelated incidents are currently under investigation, both internally and by the regulator. “We are devastated by the news of these tragic incidents. The safety and wellbeing of our employees is our first priority and the loss of lives of our colleagues is deeply saddening … We are doing all we can to prevent safety incidents through embedded and proactive risk management practices alongside our humanistic safety culture transformation journey,” Harmony CEO Beyers Nel said. Amcu, however, said Harmony Gold’s safety record remained a concern.

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