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Employee dies in accident at Kenmare’s Moma mine

1st September 2020

By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Deputy Editor Online

     

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An employee died in an accident at mineral sands miner Kenmare Resources' Moma titanium minerals mine in northern Mozambique on August 31.

Initial investigations found that the employee, a front-end loader operator, suffered a fatal crush injury during the night shift at wet concentrator plant A's (WCP A's) dry mining operations.

Kenmare suspended all mining and processing operations at Moma following the incident and an investigation by mine management and the police has begun.

Kenmare has notified Mozambique’s Ministry of Mining, Ministério dos Recursos Minerais e Energia, and remains in close contact with Ministry officials.

The mine has resumed full operations, except for WCP A’s dry mining operations, which remain suspended to allow further investigations to continue.

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague and we offer our sincerest condolences to [the deceased's] family and friends. We are conducting further investigations to understand why this tragedy occurred and how to prevent it from happening again.

"The safety and wellbeing of our team are our highest priorities and we have extensive protocols in place regarding the safe operation of heavy mobile equipment. During yesterday’s cessation of operations, our team received additional training to reinforce mobile equipment standard operating procedures and our commitment to safety,” says MD Michael Carvill.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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