Miner died at Elandsrand mine

One miner has died and another was injured following an underground accident at Harmony Gold's Elandsrand mine, the company said.

"He succumbed to his injuries after he was trapped underground for four hours. His body was discovered in the afternoon," said chief operating officer Alwyn Pretorius. The miner was 35-year-old Algar Guy.

Acting chief executive officer Graham Briggs said a fall of ground occurred on level 100.
One person was injured, with a suspected fractured leg, and he has subsequently been removed from the mine and taken to hospital.

Briggs said 20 mining crew were safely brought out of the mine with no further injuries reported.

The mine reopened on Monday following the October accident where 3 000 miners were trapped underground. - Sapa