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Near-disaster may lead to change in South Africa

The Harmony mine fire has highlighted holes in the country's emergency-response 'guidelines'

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Hundreds of workers may have had a lucky escape from Harmony Gold's deep Kusasalethu gold mine

Hundreds of workers may have had a lucky escape from Harmony Gold's deep Kusasalethu gold mine

Australia-based company MineARC, which makes and supplies mine refuge stations, naturally believes all mines should have them. A lot of them do. Laws requiring mine owners to create or install suitable...

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