In 2022, 12 fatal accidents occurred as a result of gold mining in South Africa. However, the same activity caused 589 injuries in the same year. Compared to 2021, fatalities and injuries from gold mining saw a decrease of 45 percent and 20 percent, respectively.
Total fatal accidents and injuries related to gold mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022
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Minerals Council South Africa. (November 30, 2023). Total fatal accidents and injuries related to gold mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473360/number-of-gold-mining-fatal-accidents-and-injuries-in-south-africa/
Minerals Council South Africa. "Total fatal accidents and injuries related to gold mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473360/number-of-gold-mining-fatal-accidents-and-injuries-in-south-africa/
Minerals Council South Africa. (2023). Total fatal accidents and injuries related to gold mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473360/number-of-gold-mining-fatal-accidents-and-injuries-in-south-africa/
Minerals Council South Africa. "Total Fatal Accidents and Injuries Related to Gold Mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473360/number-of-gold-mining-fatal-accidents-and-injuries-in-south-africa/
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Total fatal accidents and injuries related to gold mining in South Africa in 2021 and 2022 [Graph], Minerals Council South Africa, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1473360/number-of-gold-mining-fatal-accidents-and-injuries-in-south-africa/
