West Wits Mining slips on employee fatality at Qala Shallows mine

West Wits Mining

10/06/2026 02:05

** Shares of Australia's West Wits Mining WWI.AX slip as much as 8.3% to A$0.45, their lowest level since late September 2025
** Stock set to mark its steepest intraday pct fall since May 15
** Precious and base metals miner reports an accident at the Qala Shallows underground mine that resulted in the fatality of a contractor’s employee
** Co says it formally notified the South African Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
** Co does not anticipate a material impact on mining operations 
** About 1.1 mln shares change hands, 1.2 times the 30-day avg
** Down ~41% YTD, including the session's moves
     

(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com; ))