Listed Mining Companies
17th March 2009
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South African gold producer AngloGold Ashanti has ceased operations at its Moab Khotsong mine, near Klerksdorp, following a fatality on Monday.
A miner was killed in a fall of ground incident at the 92 level. No other employees were injured.
AngloGold Ashanti spokesperson Joanne Jones told Mining Weekly Online that the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) had been called in shortly after the accident to inspect the site.
The Moab Khotsong mine produced an estimated 71 000 oz during the quarter ended December 2008.
More than 30 miners have died so far in South Africa’s mines this year.
Edited by: Mariaan Webb
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