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BL Premium reports that Sibanye-Stillwater suspended production at the Siphumelele shaft of its PGM operations in Rustenburg on 29 February after surface infrastructure was damaged.
The company said on Wednesday that an ore collector bin attached to the shaft headgear sheared off and fell to the ground, damaging a surface ore conveyor belt system. There were no injuries. As a result of the incident, the incapacitation of the ore collector bin and the collapse of the conveyor system necessitated suspension of production. Investigations into the cause of the incident are under way, and the effect on production from the Siphumelele shaft is being assessed. Unions and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy were informed of the incident. Sibanye is one of the world’s largest producers of gold and platinum.
- Read the full original of the short report in the above regard by Jacqueline Mackenzie at BusinessLive
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