Mining & industry

Fatality at Platinum’s Dishaba Mine

26 October 2018 · Platinum Bushvelder

Fatality at Platinum’s Dishaba Mine

Amandelbult – Anglo American Platinum regrets to report a loss of life of an employee in a fall of ground related incident which occurred on Thursday 18 October at Platinum’s Dishaba Mine in Amandelbult. 

Anglo American Platinum’s chief executive officer Chris Griffith said: “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic incident and send our sincerest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of our employee who has lost his life.

We are providing support and assistance to all involved during this difficult time. We remain committed to our objective of eliminating fatalities with a Zero Harm mindset, and have begun an independent and comprehensive process to understand the circumstances of this incident and to ensure we learn from it to prevent recurrence.”