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Harmony stops mining at Evander shaft after fatality
 
10th March 2010
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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South African miner Harmony Gold stopped operations at its Evander No 8 shaft after a worker was killed in a rockfall.

The gold miner said that the rockfall had occurred at about 05:00 at a working area 2 125 m below surface.

The mine’s management and Department of Mineral Resources were conducting an investigation.

Edited by: Mariaan Webb
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