© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A employee walks close to conveyer belts loaded with iron ore at the Fortescue Solomon iron ore mine positioned within the Valley of the Kings, round 400 km (248 miles) south of Port Hedland within the Pilbara area of Western Australia December 2, 2013.. Pi
(Reuters) – Fortescue Metals Group (OTC:) Ltd mentioned on Thursday an worker had died after a floor collapse at its Solomon Hub site within the Pilbara area of Western Australia, forcing it to briefly droop mining operations at the mission.
The world’s no.4 iron ore miner introduced the suspension earlier within the day, citing a “significant incident” at the site.
In a short replace, Fortescue confirmed a fatality and mentioned it was working with all related authorities on the matter.
It had earlier mentioned operations at Solomon Hub had been suspended pending a full investigation and that it was working with the Western Australia police and the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
The state’s mining division informed Reuters it was conscious of a major incident at the mine site, however didn’t expose any extra particulars.
The mining division will ship security inspectors from Perth to the scene, anticipated to reach within the night, it added.
The Solomon Hub, a distant mining site in Pilbara, includes of Firetail, Kings Valley and Queens Valley mines, which collectively have a manufacturing capability of 75 million tonnes of iron ore a yr.
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