Two miners have died after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater's (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) Kloof gold operation in South Africa collapsed on Wednesday, about a week after more that 1,000 workers were trapped underground at another of the company’s mines in the country.
Sibanye-Stillwater has suspended production at the affected area pending an investigation into the incident with the participation of the Department of Mineral Resources and other relevant stakeholders, the company said in a statement.
The fall-of-ground was possibly linked to a seismic event, though that information hasn’t been confirmed.
The more than 1,000 workers stuck underground earlier this month had been trapped after a power failure at the company's Beatrix gold mine. They were rescued after more than 24 hours below the ground.
The Kloof gold mine, 60 to 70 km west of Johannesburg near the town of Westonaria is a complex of intermediate to ultra deep-level mines.
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