OceanaGold investigates death at Didipio mine
The mine was hit by a severe storm, leading to the death of a male Filipino employed by a contractor to the company.
BUSINESSDESK: OceanaGold, which operates the Macraes gold mine near Dunedin, is investigating the death of a contract worker at its Didipio mine project in the Philippines.
The mine was hit by a severe storm, leading to the death of a male Filipino employed by a contractor to the company, OceanaGold said. Both OceanaGold and the contractor are investigating the incident.
"Safety will always remain a top priority of the company to eliminate harm to our employees, contractors and local community," managing director Mick Wilkes said. "Steps are being taken to ensure similar events do not occur again."
Yesterday OceanaGold said the Didipio project is set to run above budget by $US35 million to $US220 million over engineering design and procurement services, the tailings storage facility, and infrastructure construction and support costs.
The shares rose 1.3% to $2.43 in trading on the NZX, and have shed 14% this year. The stock, which is also listed in Australia and Toronto, is rated an average "outperform", according to consensus of eight Australian analysts' reports compiled by Reuters.
Paul McBeth
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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OceanaGold investigates death at Didipio mine
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