JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A search and rescue operation is under way at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine, near Carletonville, following a seismic activity-triggered fall-of-ground incident on Thursday morning.
Four workers have been rescued; however, AngloGold confirmed to Mining Weekly Online that there was one confirmed fatality, with three employees still missing underground, their wellbeing unknown.
This is less than a month after a similar incident at the mine resulted in one fatality and two mineworkers being trapped, according to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
The NUM said Thursday’s fall of ground was the third incident since last month.