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De Beers, six others form Diamond Producers Association

28 May, 2015 Michael Peters #southafrica , Dust Act , Dust suppression in mines , Dust suppression in south Africa , DustAct , Mining , Mining dust suppression

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – De Beers has partnered with six other diamond miners to establish the Diamond Producers Association (DPA), which would actively engage with industry and nonindustry organisations to promote the interests of the diamond sector. The other founding members were Alrosa, Rio Tinto, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Lucara Diamond Corporation, Petra Diamonds and Gem Diamonds. […]

Benefits of turnaround initiatives starting to emerge – Infrasors

21 May, 2015 Michael Peters construction , Dust Act , Dust suppression in mines , road dust

JSE-listed Infrasors on Wednesday said its turnaround initiatives were bearing fruit, with headline earnings for the year ended February 28 up 70% to R16.38-million, compared with R9.63-million in the prior financial year. Print Send to Friend 0 0 Revenue rose 3% year-on-year to R337.3-million. The company, in which JSE-listed Afrimat owns 50.7%, noted that although […]

Employees seek damages from Sasol over coal dust exposure.

14 Apr, 2015 Michael Peters coal dust , Dust Act , Dust suppression in mines , Environmental act , Mining dust suppression , Sasol

Twenty two current and former employees of South African petrochemicals group Sasol have filed a civil claim against its mining unit, regarding illnesses allegedly contracted while they worked for the company. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the employees by Richard Spoor, whose legal battle against a South African asbestos mining company led to […]