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Immediate Release |
5 January 2010 |
Petra Diamonds Limited
("Petra Diamonds" or the "Company")
Koffiefontein Mine Fatality
Petra Diamonds announces, with deep regret, the death of a worker on Sunday 3 January 2010 at the Company's Koffiefontein mine in South Africa.
The incident, which occurred at approximately 9.30am in an underground workshop, was equipment related and not due to mining operations. No other employees were injured or endangered in the incident.
Normal underground activities at Koffiefontein have been temporarily suspended whilst an investigation is carried out by mine management in conjunction with the South African Department of Mineral Resources. The Company expects the mine to reopen shortly and expects no material adverse effects on production.
The Company and its management team express their sincere condolences to the family of the deceased.
The safety of employees is of the utmost importance to the Company and there has not been a fatality at a Petra Diamonds mining operation since 2004.
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For further information, please contact:
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Cathy Roberts |
Telephone: +44 20 7318 0452 |
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Petra Diamonds, London |
cathyr@petradiamonds.com |
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Bobby Morse / James Strong |
Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000 |
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Buchanan Communications |
bobbym@buchanan.uk.com jamess@buchanan.uk.com |
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James Duncan / Nicola Taylor |
Telephone: +27 11 880 3924 |
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Russell & Associates |
james@rair.co.za nicola@rair.co.za |
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Mike Jones / Ryan Gaffney |
Telephone: +44 20 7050 6500 |
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Canaccord Adams |
mike.jones@canaccordadams.com ryan.gaffney@canaccordadams.com |
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