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Mining Weekly reports that operations MC Mining’s 70%-owned Uitkomst colliery have been suspended temporarily in light of the continuing civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Violence flared up in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, as well as elsewhere in SA, following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma late last week. Protests, road blockages and attacks targeting transport vehicles have been reported across KZN, including the towns and communities where the majority of the Uitkomst mine employees and contractors reside. MC Mining interim CEO Sam Randazzo said the company’s first priority was the safety of its employees and contractors. “We have taken this immediate action to protect their wellbeing,” he indicated. Noting that temporarily halting the colliery operations should also discourage activists from entering the Uitkomst site, Randazzo went on to say: “Authorities have deployed security forces to areas where protests are occurring, and we remain hopeful of a speedy resolution so that our employees and contractors can return to work and for recommencement of operations at the Uitkomst colliery.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Mining Weekly
- See too, Unrest forces MC Mining to close KZN colliery, at BusinessLive (paywall access only)
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