One worker killed in Antam mining accident

Pongkor gold mine

One worker was killed on Tuesday in a mining accident at the Pongkor gold mine in West Java owned by IDX-listed mining firm PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam), while another is being treated at a hospital.

Antam said in a statement on Wednesday that the two workers, employed by a mining contractor hired by the company, were developing a mine ventilation when the accident occurred. One might have fallen from a height, while another was found lying unconscious at the site.

The company said that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources? Inspectorate General will carry out investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Antam insisted it has applied safety standard at the Pongkor mine.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak