BREAKING: Employee killed in an accident at Blanket Mine
A Blanket Mine employee, Mr Andrew Clydon Phiri lost his life yesterday after an accident at the Gwanda based gold Mine.
In a statement, Caledonia Caledonia Mining Corporation plc said Phiri was killed in an accident that involved an LHD loader and underground haulage.
“It is with regret that Caledonia Mining Corporation plc (“Caledonia”) confirms that an accident took place on the morning of 21 February 2022 at the Blanket Mine in Zimbabwe, as a result of which one Blanket employee, Andrew Clydon Phiri (aged 35), was killed.
The accident involved an LHD loader in one of Blanket’s underground haulages.
Further details cannot be released pending the outcome of an ongoing enquiry into this incident by the relevant authorities.
Caledonia expresses its condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased,” the Caledonia Statement reads.
This is a developing story.