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Two employees test positive for #COVID19 at NW mine─── 17:13 Wed, 20 May 2020
Kalgold Gold Mine Photo: mining-technology.com
Underground operations at Harmony Gold in the North West have been temporarily shut down after two miners tested positive for COVID-19.
"Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited confirms that two employees of a contractor at the Company’s Kalgold gold mine have tested positive for the Coronavirus,” said Harmony Gold in a statement.
At least 21 others were in direct contact with the two and are now in isolation at home as they wait for test results.
They are part of 583 employees tested at the mine.
“While mining at Kalgold has largely been suspended, the plant continues to operate and employees who have tested negative for COVID-19 have returned to work,” the company said.
