Mponeng employee killed in underground vehicle incident

31st March 2015

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Gold major AngloGold Ashanti has reported that a locomotive operator at its Mponeng mine, in Carletonville, was fatally injured in an underground vehicle incident last week.

The company on Tuesday said the Department of Mineral Resources had been notified of the incident and an inspection had been conducted.

Tramming activities at the section where the incident happened remained suspended.