Nineteen people died in South African mine accidents in June, two others were disabled, and 334 more were injured, according to the Department of Minerals and Energy.
The June figures compare with 21 deaths and 375 injuries in the previous month, and 23 deaths in June 2002.
Most of the accidents occurred at coal, gold and platinum mines. Cave-ins were the cause of 12 fatalities, whereas four men died from transportation- and mining-related accidents. Also, two people were killed in an accident at Richards Bay Minerals on the northeastern coast of South Africa.
Gold mines accounted for 224 (67%) of the injuries, eight (42%) of the deaths, and one disability.
Three died in coal mines while 27 people were injured; at platinum mines, five people were killed, 56 injured, and one disabled.
For the first half of 2003, 131 people died in South African mines and another 2,114 were reported injured.
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