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Horne Hydraulics Supplementary Submission 
 
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Horne Hydraulics Supplementary Submission 
 
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Mutation hotspot in radon-associated lung cancer 
 
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NOSA questionnaire 
 
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CMW and MWU Supplementary submission in Afrikaans 
 
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Extract from “The Occupational Health and Safety Act” by Paul Benjamin with title 
“Liability for Offences.” 
 
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Written submission by Dr. Rees 
 
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Document:  “Safety and Health in opencast mines” 
 
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Training documents of Elandsrand Mine 
 
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Glossary of Common Gold Mining terminology 
 
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Annual report of GME 1993-1994 
 
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Photographs taken at a Kimberley mine 
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Photographs taken at Western Deep Levels South Mine Hostel 
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Photographs taken at Elandsrand Mine Hostel 
 
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Gold Mines with Seismic Network Systems 
 
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H J van Zyl presentation documents 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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APPENDIX 
4 
       APRIL 
1994 
 
LIST OF MINING COMPANIES, MEMBERS OF THE COM OF SOUTH AFRICA 
 
GOLD MINING MEMBERS 
 
BABERTON MINES LTD   
 
 
 
HARTEBEESTFONTEIN G M CO. LTD 
BLYVOORUITZICHT G M CO. LTD  
 
 
KINROSS MINES LTD 
BUFFELSFONTEIN G M CO. LTD   
 
 
KLOOF G M CO. LTD 
CITY 
DEEP 
LTD 
     LESLIE 
G 
M 
LTD 
CONS MAIN REEF MINES & EST. LTD 
 
 
LORAINE G M LTD 
CROWN 
MINES 
LTD 
    LUIPAARDSVLEI 
ESTATES 
LTD 
DEELKRAAL G M CO. LTD 
 
 
 
ORYX MINE 
DOORNFONTEIN G M CO. LTD 
 
 
 
RANDFONTEIN ESTS G M CO. (W) 
DRIEFONTEIN CONS LTD 
 
 
 
ST HELINA  G M LTD 
DURBAN ROODEPOORT DEEP LTD 
 
 
S A LAND & EXPLORATION CO, LTD 
EAST RAND PROPRIETARY MINES LTD   
 
STILFONTEIN G M CO. LTD 
ELANDSRAND G M CO, LTD 
 
 
 
UNISEL G M LTD 
FREESTATE CONS G M (OPERATIONS) LTD 
 
VAAL REEFS EXPL. & MINING CO, LTD 
GROOTVLEI PROPRIETARY MINES LTD   
 
WELTEVREDEN MINES LTD 
H J JOEL G M CO. LTD   
 
 
 
WESTERN AREAS G M CO. LTD 
HARMONY G M CO. LTD   
 
 
 
WESTERN DEEP LEVELS LTD 
 
 
COAL MINING MEMBERS 
 
AMCOAL COLLIERY & INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS LTD 
SPITZKOP COLLIERY 
DOUGLAS 
COLLIERY 
LTD    STRATHRAE 
COLLIERY 
DUIKER EXPLORATION LTD 
 
 
 
TAVISTOCK COLLIERIES LTD 
DURBAN NAVIGATION COLLIERIES (PTY) LTD (THE) 
TRANS NATAL COLLIERIES LTD 
INGAGANE COLLIERY (PTY) LTD   
 
 
TWEEWATERS FUEL (PTY) LTD 
KHUTALA MINING SERVICES (PTY) LTD   
 
VRYHEID (NATAL) RAILWAY COAL & IRON CO 
LONGRIDGE 
COLLIERY 
    WELGEDACHT EXPLORATION CO. LTD 
MATLA COAL LTD 
 
 
DIAMOND MINING MEMBERS 
 
DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LTD 
 
 
PLATINUM MINING MEMBERS 
 
BARPLATS 
MINES 
LTD 
    NORTHAM 
PLATINUM 
LTD 
EASTERN PLATINUM LTD 
 
 
 
RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LTD 
IMPALA 
PLATINUM 
LTD 
    WESTERN 
PLATINUM 
LTD 
 
 
ANTIMONY MINING MEMBERS 
 
CONSOLIDATED MURCHISON LTD 
 
ASBESTOS MINING MEMBERS 
 
AFRICAN CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS LTD   
 
GRIQUALAND EXPLORATION & FINANCE CO. 
 

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COPPER MINING MEMBERS 
 
O’OKIEP COPPER CO LTD 
  
 
LEAD MINING MEMBERS 
 
BLACK MOUNTAIN MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CO. (PTY) LTD 
 
 
OTHER MINING MEMBERS 
 
CEMENTATION (AFRICA CONTRACTS) (PTY) LTD   
 
SHAFT SINKERS (PTY) LTD 
GOLD FIELDS TRAINING SERVICES (PTY) LTD 
 
 
TRANSVAAL GOLD  MINING ESTATES LTD 
RANO MINES MILLING & MINING CO. LTD 

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APPENDIX 5 
 
STANDARDS OF ACCOMODATION 
 
As was made clear in the text of Chapter 2 and 4 the accommodation provided for mineworkers in 
compounds (hostels) is a matter of concern to the Commission. 
 
The following information was provided by one of the mines to which the Commission made a 
visit. 
 
 
 
 
 
    NUMBER 2 HOSTEL           NUMBER 3 HOSTEL 
 
 
CAPACITY 
(as 
designed) 
  4100 
   2200 
PRESENT STRENGTH 
 
            3674   
 
 
1818 
ROOMS 
     
250 
    
272 
 
     20x12 
-190x16 
-40x20 
 
ROOM 
DENSITY 
   Av 
16 
   8 
AVERAGE 
PER 
ROOM 
  14,7 
   6,7 
SQ. 
MTS. 
PER 
ROOM   75 
   40 
SQ. MTS. PER PERSON (designed)  
3,8 
 
 
 
5 
SQ. MTS. PER PERSON (strength)   
5,1 
 
 
 
6 
 
 
 
The Johannesburg Municipality: By-laws for Accommodation Establishments (Administrator’s 
Notice 2336 of 19 December 1984) defines a “dormitory” as a bedroom in which sleeping 
accommodation for four or more persons is provided, and a “hostel” as an accommodation 
establishment in which meals are served from a communal dining room, but excluding an hotel, 
boarding house or dwelling house. 
 
Paragraph 5.(1) specifies that “If a dormitory is provided on the premises, a single bed made of 
metal or other durable material and equipped with a mattress shall be provided for each person 
accommodated in such dormitory.” Paragraph 5.(3) specifies that “Every bed in a dormitory shall 
be so placed that the sides thereof are not less than one metre from any part of any other bed.” 
 
Detailed minimum specifications are laid down for ablution facilities, the supply of hot and cold 
running water, power points and the like. 
 
In Local Authority Notice 4182 dated 21 November 1990, the Slums Regulations of the City of 
Johannesburg specifies in Paragraph 2.(a) that “No room wholly or partly used by human beings for 
sleeping in shall be occupied by a greater number of persons than will allow 11,3 cubic metres of 
free air space and 3,7 square metres of floor space for each person aged ten years or more...”.  In 
addition these regulations prohibit the boarding-up, building up or obstruction of openings such as 
doors, windows or fanlights so as to interfere with lighting, cross ventilation or access. 
 

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