Sibanye to Maintain Masakhane Closure for Further Week After Miner Deaths
May 11 2018 - 10:52AM
Dow Jones News
By Adam Clark
Sibanye Gold Ltd. (SGL.JO) said Friday that it intends to
continue the suspension of its Masakhane mine in South Africa for a
further week while it carries out an investigation into a seismic
event that killed seven miners.
Sibanye said production from the rest of the mines which make up
the Driefontein operation will continue as normal. The Masakhane
mine produces approximately 20% of Driefontein's 50 kilograms of
gold a day production, and Sibanye said approximately 230kg of gold
production has been lost since the seismic incident last
Thursday.
The company said a total of 13 employees were trapped by loose
rocks during the event, and six employees were rescued. One of
those employees has been discharged from hospital, while the others
remain in "stable condition and are making good progress",
according to Sibanye.
Write to Adam Clark at adam.clark@dowjones.com;
@AdamDowJones
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 11, 2018 10:37 ET (14:37 GMT)
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