Lonmin: Year goes by without deaths

LONMIN had gone a full year without a death at its operations, it said yesterday. “This important safety milestone was reached on Monday, 27 October… the same day that the Lonmin mining operations clocked up 6 million fatality free shifts,” spokeswoman Sue Vey said. The last fatal accident at the third-largest platinum producer was on October 26 last year, when Siyabonga Sibango died after being injured in a vehicle accident underground. Lonmin chief executive Ben Magara thanked employees and contractors for their work. Lonmin had invested in safety campaigns over the past 24 months. Shares gained by 2.13 percent to close at R31.66 yesterday. – Sapa