LESS than a week after a KCM employee died in a mine accident, the company has announced a second fatality involving a dump truck driver who lost his life on Monday afternoon at the Nchanga mine. The mining company says in view of the two unfortunate fatalities, it will shut down some operations in mining and processing plants in Chingola, Chililabombwe, Nampundwe and Kitwe for specified periods to conduct thorough reviews of safety procedures. KCM says the body of 38-year-old Stephen Daka was discovered by a mine investigation team on the ground of a section of Chingola Open Pit, just a few metres from the dump truck he had been driving. Over the weekend, KCM announced a fatal mine accident...

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