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Fatality reported at Vantage mine

9th September 2014

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

  

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PERTH (miningweeky.com) – Junior gold miner Vantage Goldfields has reported a fatality at its Barbrook mine, in South Africa.

The ASX-listed miner said on Tuesday that a rock-drill operator employed by a subcontractor slipped and fell into the open stope.

Operations at the mine would be suspended for the next five days, pending a full enquiry.

Vantage was hoping to expand production at the Barbrook mine from 15 000 oz/y to between 50 000 oz/y and 60 000 oz/y. However, the expansion plans were placed on hold during the June quarter, pending a complete re-evaluation of the entire mine plan to take into account the lower gold price.

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