Gold Fields, the world’s fourth ranked gold producer, said on Wednesday it had closed the Four Shaft Complex of its Beatrix mine after two miners were killed during a clash.
Gold Fields said three other miners were seriously injured when violence erupted between rival factions of the National Union of Mineworkers, (NUM) and it had to stop the nightshift on Tuesday and dayshift on Wednesday to ensure safety.
”The incident occurred when about 750 members of the NUM met to elect a new branch committee,” Golf Fields said in a statement.
The company did not say when work will resume at the shaft. – Reuters