JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gamsberg zinc mine stays shut whereas proprietor Ved
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Gamsberg zinc mine stays shut whereas proprietor Vedanta Zinc Worldwide (VZI) continues to seek for a employee trapped underground following a rockfall on November 17, the corporate mentioned on Friday.
“The rescue and restoration crew are working exhausting on guaranteeing the operation is expedited, however with the utmost measures being taken to make sure the security of the groups,” the zinc unit of India’s Vedanta VDAN.NS mentioned.
Eight employees had been rescued after the accident, and one died.
The mine shutdown has helped push costs for zinc CMZN3, a metallic used to impress metal, to an 18-month excessive.
At full manufacturing capability in section 1, Gamsberg will produce 250,000 tonnes a 12 months of zinc in focus, in line with Vedanta’s web site.
(Reporting by Helen Reid, enhancing by Louise Heavens)
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