Fatalities reported at Co-O

27th February 2020 By: Esmarie Iannucci - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Gold miner Medusa Mining has reported a fatal accident at its Co-O mine, in the Philippines.

The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that preliminary indications were that a rockfall occurred within an area of the underground mine, resulting in fatal injuries to two underground workers. A third worker has been taken to hospital with serious injuries, and is currently in a stable condition.

Medusa noted that activities in the immediate area of the mine where the rockfall occurred have been suspended pending the outcome of detailed investigation by the Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau, while other areas of the mine continue to operate.