ANA reports that AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) announced on Monday it had achieved its first ever fatality-free March quarter.  This meant it had delivered two consecutive fatality-free quarters for the second time in its history.  

This was inclusive of the gold producer’s ultra-deep South African mines, which had reached a new milestone of 247 days without a fatality.  AngloGold Ashanti operates 17 gold mines in nine countries.  "Given the challenging conditions of ultra-deep mining operations, the entire team, in co-operation with a broad group of stakeholders, must be commended for delivering this critical objective in line with AngloGold Ashanti's commitment to safe production," the company said in a statement.

• A short report by Siobhan Cassidy is at Business Report
• Read AGA’s press statement at Sharenet

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