A mineworker has been killed at Harmony Gold's Evander mine, near Secunda, in Mpumalanga, the company said on Friday.
Harmony said in a statement that the man was repairing a spillage skip on Thursday afternoon when the accident occurred.
The company was investigating the cause. Hoisting operations - to remove ore from the mine shaft - would be suspended until the probe was complete.
Further details were not immediately available. - Sapa