Current or former mineworkers who worked at any of these qualifying mines at any time between 12 March 1965 and 10 December 2019 and contracted silicosis or work-related TB may be eligible to claim

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The list of qualifying mines is set out below.

  • Mineworkers who have worked for one or more of the qualifying mines listed below anytime between 12 March 1965 – 10 December 2019 and have contracted silicosis or work-related TB may be eligible for compensation from the Trust;
  • Mineworkers who worked for mines that are not part of the settlement agreement will not be eligible for compensation from the Trust;
  • Where a claimant has worked at both qualifying and non-qualifying mines and has contracted silicosis or work-related TB, he or she may be eligible to receive a pro-rata proportion of the full claim.
  • It should be noted that certain mines that changed ownership over time are qualifying mines only for those periods that they were associated with any of the six companies party to the settlement agreement.
  • Beatrix (including Oryx)
  • Cooke 4 (Ezulwini)
  • Doornkop
  • Elandsrand
  • Free State Cons
  • Freegold 2, 4 (Tshepong, Phakisa)
  • Hartebeesfontein
  • Kusasalethu
  • Merriespruit
  • President Brand
  • SA Land
  • Savuka (West Mine WDL 2)
  • St Helena (Beisa section)
  • Tau Tona (East Mine WDL 3)
  • Vaal Reefs 10 (Tau Lekoa)
  • Vaal Reefs 8 (Great Noligwa)
  • Virginia mine
  • Western Holdings (1,2,3,4,6,7) (ARMGold)
  • Brand 1, 2, 3, 5 (Steyn 5 to 8)
  • Daggafontein
  • Driefontein (including East Driefontein, West Driefontein and Driefontein Cons)
  • Evander (incl Kinross, Leslie, Bracken and Winkelhaak mines)
  • Free State Geduld
  • HJ Joel / Joel
  • Kloof (including Leeudoorn from 1 Jan 1993, Libanon and Venterspos)
  • Loraine (Shafts 1,2 and 3)
  • Mponeng (South Mine WDL 1)
  • President Steyn
  • Saaiplaas 2,3
  • South Deep
  • Steyn 1,2 (to Kades Barnea, Pamodzi, Bambanani)
  • Unisel
  • Vaal Reefs 11 (Moab Khotsong)
  • Vaal Reefs 9 (Kopanang)
  • Western Areas (to South Deep)
  • Western Reefs (merged with Vaal Reefs)
  • Cooke 1, 2 and 3 (Rand Uranium)
  • Deelkraal (also called Elandskraal)
  • East Daggafontein
  • Freddies 7 and 9 (to Kades Barnea cc, Pamodzi, Target mine)
  • FreeGold 2 and 4
  • Harmony mine
  • Kudu, Nyala, Sable, Eland which were former Freddies and Free State Geduld shafts)
  • Matjhabeng (Western Holdings other 4 shafts
  • Oryx (to Beatrix)
  • Randfontein Estates
  • Saaiplaas 4,5 (Masimong) (FreeGold 3)
  • St Helena
  • Steyn 3,4 (FreeGold 1, then Bambanani)
  • Vaal Reefs (1,3,4,5,6,7)
  • Vaal Reefs 2
  • Village Main Reef
  • Western Deep Levels
  • Zandpan