| |
1973–1977
|
1978–1982
|
1983–1987
|
1988–1992
|
1993–1997
|
1998–2002
|
2003–2007
|
2008–2012
|
|---|
|
Total
|
173,260
|
292,772
|
840,736
|
873,531
|
783,842
|
500,252
|
524,646
|
569,813
|
|
Country of origin
|
|
South Africa
|
46.34
|
57.29
|
66
|
67.99
|
67.55
|
58.22
|
67.95
|
75.45
|
|
Other SADC
|
53.66
|
42.71
|
34
|
32.01
|
32.45
|
41.78
|
32.05
|
24.52
|
|
Racial ascription
|
|
Black
|
96.85
|
95.83
|
97.17
|
93.65
|
91.01
|
90.5
|
91.04
|
90.72
|
|
White
|
3.09
|
4.11
|
2.77
|
6.22
|
8.8
|
9.14
|
8.44
|
8.58
|
|
Other categories
|
0.05
|
0.07
|
0.04
|
0.13
|
0.18
|
0.36
|
0.53
|
0.61
|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
99.82
|
99.67
|
99.69
|
99.03
|
98.36
|
98.31
|
96.33
|
93.49
|
|
Female
|
0.18
|
0.33
|
0.31
|
0.97
|
1.64
|
1.69
|
3.67
|
6.51
|
|
Commodityb
|
|
Gold
|
91.65
|
90.22
|
86.24
|
80.95
|
78.27
|
74.27
|
60.4
|
52.51
|
|
Platinum
|
6.45
|
7.75
|
11.2
|
11.47
|
11.42
|
14.61
|
25.28
|
32.32
|
|
Coal
|
0.77
|
0.92
|
1.04
|
4.22
|
4.23
|
3.07
|
2.96
|
2.37
|
|
Other
|
0.80
|
0.71
|
0.76
|
1.59
|
2.51
|
2.24
|
2.87
|
3.70
|
|
Unknown
|
0.33
|
0.39
|
0.77
|
1.77
|
3.57
|
5.8
|
8.5
|
9.11
|
|
Occupational risk categoryb
|
|
Surface non-risk
|
8.31
|
9.76
|
16.99
|
10.59
|
9.09
|
12.89
|
11.45
|
9.02
|
|
Surface risk
|
0
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
0.06
|
0.29
|
2.15
|
8.6
|
|
Underground
|
91.69
|
90.23
|
82.99
|
89.39
|
90.85
|
86.82
|
86.4
|
82.38
|
|
Employment status
|
|
Mine employee only
|
91.86
|
91.36
|
91.91
|
88.5
|
80.89
|
64.2
|
49.96
|
42.68
|
|
Ever contractor
|
8.14
|
8.64
|
8.09
|
11.5
|
19.11
|
35.8
|
50.04
|
57.32
|
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aAn individual miner cannot be counted more than once in a given period, but may be counted in more than one period
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bCategory where the longest service was accumulated over a full career if miner worked in more than one category
