Business News of Monday, 4 June 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comNewmont Ghana, DRA Limited fined more than $2.5m over Ahafo Mine collapseSix people were kiiled in an accident at the Newmont Ahafo mine in AprilNewmont Ghana Gold Limited and its engineering agent DRA Ghana Limited have been fined more than $2.5 million following an accident that killed six workers on site in April this year. DRA Limited has also been banned from undertaking any construction project management on any mining site in the country. On April 7, this year, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited reported an accident at its Ahafo Mine, which resulted in multiple fatalities. Consar is a contractor working under the supervision of DRA Ghana Limited, an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management agent of Newmont constructing a Reclaim Tunnel as part of the Ahafo Mill Expansion (AME) Project. Some of the recommendations include;- Newmont Ghana Gold Limited Ahafo Mine shall suspend DRA Ghana Limited from all their activities at NGGL Ahafo Mine for failure to ensure the absolute health, safety and security of their contractor employees- DRA Ghana Limited shall be dismissed from undertaking any construction project management on any mining site in Ghana for their blunt disregard for safety.

Source: GhanaWeb June 04, 2018 13:52 UTC