"Zimbabwe: Blanket Gold Mine Records Another Fatal Accident", 27 Feb 2018

Blanket Gold Mine near Gwanda in Matabeleland South has suspended operations at its quartz reef area following a fatal accident which claimed one employee last Friday. The victim whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was struck by a boulder while working underground on the night shift. This is the second time in less than a year that the Caledonia Mining Corporation-owned gold mine has recorded a fatality at the mine. In a statement Monday, the AIM-listed company said it had launched an inquiry into the fatal accident. "Management has notified the Minister of Mines and Mining Development and the Inspector of Mines and will provide all the necessary assistance to the Ministry of Mines Inspectorate Department in its enquiry into this incident. Production in the section has stopped pending an investigation," said the mining firm.