JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – African Rainbow Minerals has reported a fatality at the Two Rivers platinum mine, a joint venture with Impala Platinum.

Operations were halted at the mine on Saturday to allow for the re-evaluation of safety procedures after an employee was fatally injured during a fall-of-ground accident, the company said in a statement on Monday.

By November last year, about 112 people died on South Africa’s mines, 35% of which were a result of fall-of-ground accidents, followed by trackless mobile machinery related accidents at 16%. The gold and platinum sectors accounted for most of the injuries and fatalities.
 

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