Newmont?s Batu Hijau mine halts operation after fatal accident
Monday, January 18 2010 - 07:08 AM WIB
Copper and gold miner PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) said on Monday that it has halted mining operations at the Batu Hijau mine following a fatal accident involving a mine worker.
"All mine operations in the pit have stopped, pending investigations by the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources and PTNNT," the company said in a statement, adding that government regulators and local police were notified about the accident, and the investigation is under way.
PTNNT didn't specify when operations would resume at Batu Hijau. (godang)