First Quantum had previously reported the death of a worker at its Cobre Panama Project in 2018. (Reporting by Arshreet Singh; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals
Ltd on Thursday said that a worker died and another was
injured at its Trident operations in Zambia, following a traffic
accident involving a dump truck and a light vehicle in the
Sentinel open pit.
Operations in the pit have been temporarily suspended until
deemed they can resume safely, the company said in a statement.
Safety of workforce was company's top priority and they are
"committed to improve our practices from this incident", Chief
Executive Officer Tristan Pascall said.
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