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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073A Long and Complex History: Mining in South Africa. The first mine constructed in what is now South Africa began operations in 1852, a copper project that would form the cornerstone of the town of Springbokfontein, today Springbok, in the Northern Cape province. Commercial coal mining began 12 years later, with the …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The relevant clause, which was written in Dutch, was transferred almost word for word into the Union of South Africa's Mines and Works Act (No. 12 of 1911) (par. 8.1). The clause read: 'No person shall employ underground on any mine a boy apparently under the age of sixteen years or any ' (Alexander, 2007, p. 214). The Mines and Works Act ...
WhatsApp: +86 182217550732.2. Study population and sample. At the time of the study there were approximately 1700 operating mines and quarries in South Africa, and the industry directly employed close to 500 000 people (Republic of South Africa, Citation 2011).The study population comprised all workers employed at eight mines in South Africa; the study …
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