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This week:
AMCU claims substandard safety equipment, procedures led to fatalities at Implats
And, Power generation is still driving uranium demand, but environmental, health concerns persist
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa said the fatalities at Implats, which resulted in the deaths of four mineworkers, was the consequence of “clandestine observance of safety procedures and poor investment in health and safety equipment by employers”.
Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa:
The future of the uranium mining industry will be largely dependent on the price of the commodity and the profitability of uranium mines, while demand for uranium in nuclear power stations and potentially for nuclear weapons remains the main driver for the commodity.
NW University Mine Water Research Group head Professor Frank Winde:
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