JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – JSE-listed Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) said on Wednesday Section 54 safety stoppages had cost it an estimated 61 618 t in lost output in the first quarter, compared with 28 925 t a year earlier.
The midtier platinum-group metals miner delivered 532 000 t of ore to the concentrators during the first quarter of 2012. This compared with 550 000 t delivered in the first quarter of 2011 and 496 000 t of ore in the fourth quarter.
The Steve Phiri-led RBPlat attributed the 3% year-on-year decline to an increase in safety-related work stoppages and a higher turnover of rock drill operators as a result of industrial action at neighbouring mines.
The company was issued seven Section 54 notices during the quarter, which affected 19 production shifts. Its serious injury frequency rate deteriorated by 27% compared with the corresponding quarter in 2011. However, the lost time injury frequency rate improved by 40% during the period. Read more here...
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