BCL casts cloud over Inter-Mines competition

Members of the Jwaneng Mine team celebrate their victory
Members of the Jwaneng Mine team celebrate their victory

PALAPYE: Jwaneng Mine was crowned the winner of this year’s Botswana Chambers of Mines (BCM) Inter-Mines First Aid Competitions, an event in which BCL Mine was absent for the first time.

The competitions were held at BIUST over the weekend.

However, the usual fanfare was absent as BCL Mine workers were noticeably absent. Other miners and organisers observed a moment of silence for the Mine, which was placed in liquidation a year ago. Jwaneng Mine emerged victorious against Morupule Coal Mine (MCM), which was the host and second in position, Orapa Letlhakane Damtshaa Mines (OLDM), Karowe & Botswana Ash. The games involved two challenges, which are the individual challenge and simulation challenge. With the individual challenge the teams were judged based on their individual ability to apply first aid skills, while with the simulation challenge the points were based on the overall team’s performance.

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