Santacruz Silver reports death at Mexico mine

Santacruz Silver Mining

15/09/2023 22:21

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Santacruz Silver Mining  SCZ.V  said
on Friday that an employee died at its Zimapan Mine in Mexico
last week. 
    The fatality was due to a rockfall from a stope face, the
Canadian miner said in a statement.
    "A jackleg driller and his helper were collaring a
horizontal blast hole, at which time a rock fell from the face
and struck the helper," the company added.
    An investigation is ongoing, the company added and said the
mine has since resumed operations.

 (Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh
Kuber)
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