JOHANNESBURG,
Aug. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Atlatsa
Resources Corporation ("Atlatsa" or the "Company") announces with
deep regret that a contract miner was fatally injured in a fall of
ground accident at the Company's Bokoni Platinum Mine Vertical
Shaft yesterday, Tuesday, 6 August
2013.
The South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has
completed its inspection and issued a section 54 safety stoppage
notice at Bokoni's Vertical Shaft operation. Further updates will
be provided to the market in due course.
The board of directors and management of the Company and Bokoni
Platinum Mines extend their condolences to both the family and
colleagues of the deceased contractor.
This fatality comes at a time when Bokoni's
safety record has been steadily improving over the past 15 months
with two million fatality free shifts achieved on 3 August, 2013.
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SOURCE Atlatsa Resources Corporation