Seven workers are missing at Glencore's (LON:GLEN) Katanga Mining operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a pit wall collapsed on Tuesday, the company said in a statement.
"We understand that seven persons, who were believed to have been working on the ongoing de-watering of the pit in the vicinity of the failure, are currently unaccounted for," the company said, adding that rescue efforts were ongoing.
The miners were believed to be undertaking maintenance work when the accident happened.
An “unknown amount of damage” to the dewatering infrastructure in the pit also occurred, said the company.
Katanga is 75% owned by Glencore, which suspended operations in September for 18 months to invest in new processing facilities.
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