{"id":256094,"date":"2020-05-26T04:48:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T08:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=256094"},"modified":"2020-05-26T04:48:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T08:48:47","slug":"worlds-deepest-gold-mine-shut-down-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/26\/worlds-deepest-gold-mine-shut-down-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s deepest gold mine shut down due to Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Mponeng Gold Mine in the West Rand DM, Gauteng, South Africa (Photo By JMK – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ANKARA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The coronavirus outbreak in South Africa has closed Mponeng, the world\u2019s deepest gold mine after 164 workers tested positive for the disease.<\/p>\n

The global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti said it conducted 650 tests since last Thursday, including primary contacts and many others wished to be tested voluntarily.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll positive cases will be isolated in line with national health protocols, with on-site facilities available for those who may need them,\u201d it said in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a precautionary step, and after discussions with the regulator, operations at Mponeng Mine — which were running at 50 percent capacity — have been temporarily halted voluntarily, to complete contact tracing and to again deep clean and sanitize the workplace and key infrastructure,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Mponeng is located in the West Wits mining district, south-west of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

The operating depth at the Mponeng mine ranged from 3.16 to 3.84 kilometers (1.96 to 2.38 miles) below the surface by the end of 2018, according to the Mining Technology.<\/p>\n

AngloGold Ashanti is the third-largest gold producer globally and the largest on the African continent, producing 3.3Moz and employing 34,263 people in 2019, according to information on its website.<\/p>\n

In a national address, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa that his country will further ease its strict nationwide lockdown imposed several weeks ago to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), allowing most of the economy to function starting June 1.<\/p>\n

South Africa is the hardest-hit country in Africa with 22,583 cases and 429 deaths, and 11,100 recoveries, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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