TMG Digital reports that a mine employee has died at Lonmin’s Rowland shaft in Marikana‚ outside Rustenburg‚ in the North West.
The platinum producer said in a statement on Monday it had “great regret” in confirming that Mr Fanelekile Giyama‚ a loco operator at Rowland shaft‚ had died “following a box hole incident on Saturday‚ 7 May 2016“. No other employees were injured in the incident. An investigation into the accident has begun‚ in conjunction with the Department of Mineral Resources and unions.
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