Harmony Gold reports fatality at Mponeng mine

Mponeng, in South Africa’s Gauteng province, is the world’s deepest gold mine. (Image courtesy of AngloGold Ashanti)

Harmony Gold on Friday said a worker had died at its Mponeng mine, the world’s deepest, after a seismic event.

The accident took place on Thursday morning when the seismic event was followed by a ground collapse, Harmony said in a statement.

(By Nelson Banya)

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