Newmont Worker Died in Mining Accident

Tempo Interactive, Monday, 18 January, 2010 | 16:27 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: A mining worker at Newmont Nusa Tenggara died in an accident on Sunday in Newmont's copper and gold mine complex in Batu Hijau, West Nusa Tenggara, a company statement said on Monday (18/1).

In the statement, General Manager Operations of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara Darren Hall said Johanis Dawir, 41, a buldozer operator who had worked for 11 years for the mining company, was buried under the collapsing materials.

Johanis was recovered from the collapsed materials but pronounced dead at 2:55 pm local time (+8GMT). “The company wil provide the necessar help for the family of Mr Johanis,” the release states and that local Mining and Energy Office and the police wre investigating the accident.

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