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[PDF] Mining operations pose serious health risks [So. Africa]
In a recent study done by the Bench Marks Foundation for Southern Africa for Corporate Social Responsibility, health and safety threats have been revealed that are closely related to the emergence of informal settlements around the mines and the workplace conditions within the mines... Although the mining corporations seem to be aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS on their workers and their dependants, they ignore the impact that [their] policies...[have] on the health of the community. [refers to Anglo Platinum (part of Anglo American), Implats (Impala Platinum), Lonmin, Xstrata]