Six people have been killed in Ghana’s Bono Ahafo region after a tunnel roof at a mining site collapsed on workers.
The mine workers were working on an expansion project owned by Newmont Ghana Limited and were contracted by Consar Limited, a construction services company, according to local media.
In a statement the company said two people who survived the incident which occurred on Saturday have been treated and discharged.
Regional Senior Vice President of Newmont’s Africa Operations, Alwyn Pretorius said in the statement that “The entire Newmont family is devastated by this tragic accident and our priority is to provide support to the families, friends and co-workers of the deceased.”
Starr FM in Accra reported that the company has now suspended its operations at this expansion site following the incident.
The company statement further said “All other employees working in the area have been safely relocated and the scene of the accident has been secured.”
“The police are on site and the appropriate government and regulatory agencies have been notified, including the Inspectorate Division of the Minerals Commission,” the statement ended by saying.
Newmont is a US-owned mining company and one of the world’s largest gold producers, which runs two mines in Ghana and has been in the west African nation since 2006.
Source: Africafeeds.com
