AngloGold halts Great Noligwa ops

[miningmx.com] — ANGLOGOLD Ashanti, the world’s third-largest gold miner, has suspended operations at its Great Noligwa Mine in South Africa after a worker was killed in an accident.

“Operations has been suspended pending an investigation,” spokesperson Alan Fine said on Tuesday.

The company said late on Monday that the worker died after he was struck by a mechanical equipment during a cleaning operation.