Songjiagou open pit gold mine, Shandong, China. Credit: Majestic Gold
China-focused Majestic Gold (TSXV: MJS) has suspended operations at its Denggezhuang (DGZ) underground mine in Shandong province, following a hanging wall incident that killed one of its employees.
In a press release on Monday, the gold miner said the worker was struck by loose rock while performing risk removal operations at DGZ, one of three underground mines operated by its subsidiary based in Yantai City.
Despite immediate rescue efforts, the worker succumbed to injuries, it added.
Following the incident, authorities in Shandong province ordered the suspension of production and asked the company to rectify the situation while temporarily withholding its relevant licenses for the DGZ mine. They also ordered an immediate investigation into the accident to determine the cause and nature of the accident, the responsibility of…
