/ 10 January 2011

Worker dies at Northam Platinum mine

Northam Platinum announced Monday that an employee died in a tramming accident on Sunday morning.

Northam Platinum announced Monday that an employee died in a tramming accident on Sunday morning.

The accident occurred 1 480m underground at its Zondereinde mine in Limpopo.

Stoping operations at the mine have been suspended pending the conclusion of an internal investigation into the cause of the accident, the company said. — I-Net Bridge