Zambia’s Mopani halts mine shaft operations after worker dies
Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines has suspended operations at one of its shafts in Kitwe, more than 350 km north of the capital Lusaka, following an accident which led to a worker dying, it said on Tuesday.
“The incident happened at (the) 3360 feet level as a team of contractor employees were allegedly loading sludge into a stationary underground rail wagon. One contractor employee sustained fatal injuries in the process,” it said in a statement, adding the circumstances surrounding the accident were still uncertain.
Operations at the South Ore Body Shaft were suspended for investigations by government authorities, the company said.
(By Chris Mfula; Editing by Jason Neely)
More News
Copper’s uber bull predicts new record on most-profitable-ever trade
Kostas Bintas was one of the first of a growing chorus of traders and investors to predict that copper was about to enter a multiyear bull market.
March 23, 2025 | 12:44 pm
Canada scraps federal review of large projects
Prime Minister Mark Carney said a leading project for the speedy permitting process would be the Cedar LNG project.
March 23, 2025 | 07:24 am
Gold dominates mining M&A again in 2024: S&P Global
Gold accounted for 70% of last year's transaction count and total value in precious and base metals, according to S&P.
March 22, 2025 | 10:05 pm
{{ commodity.name }}
{{ post.title }}
{{ post.excerpt }}
{{ post.date }}
Comments