"Tragically four persons were fatally injured, while a fifth
person sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving
treatment," Sibanye said.
The diversified miner said a full investigation was
underway.
(Reporting by Nelson Banya
Editing by Mark Potter)
April 14 (Reuters) - Diversified miner Sibanye
Stillwater on Friday reported four deaths at its
Burnstone gold mining project in South Africa following the
collapse of a newly constructed surface waste rock conveyor.
In a statement, Sibanye said the incident took place on
Thursday when five contractor employees were installing a head
pulley of the conveyor infrastructure. Sibanye is developing a
shallow gold mine at Burnstone, 75 kilometres (46.6 miles) east
of Johannesburg in Mpumalanga province.
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