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All employees safely returned to surface at Kusasalethu─── 08:50 Fri, 13 Jan 2017
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Carletonville - Harmony Gold Mining Company says all employees have safely returned to surface at the Kusasalethu mine near Carletonville.
Employees returned to surface shortly before midnight last night following all-night discussions between management and union leadership.
A thorough independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the illegal sit-in, which lasted nearly 48 hours, will be conducted. Production at the mine will proceed over the weekend.
Harmony CEO, Peter Steenkamp said: “We are pleased that a resolution has been reached and that all our employees have returned to surface safely.”
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