Fatality at Rio Tinto’s Simandou Project in Guinea, West Africa
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Rio Tinto has confirmed the death of an employee of a contracting company following an incident at the SimFer Mine Site in Nzérékoré, Guinea on Saturday, February 14.
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family, friends and colleagues of our teammate who lost their life, and with everyone affected by this tragedy. We are providing our full support and will work with relevant authorities, our partners and contractors to complete a thorough investigation to fully understand what happened and prevent reoccurrence,” said Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott.
“I will be traveling to Guinea this week to be with our team on the ground,” added Trott.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of everyone who works with us. We are determined to learn from this incident and to do everything we can to provide the safest possible workplace and prevent tragedies like this from happening,” concluded Trott.
Work and activity at the SimFer mine site has been suspended and support, including counseling, is being provided to impacted team members.
Rio Tinto produces aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, industrial minerals, iron ore and uranium. They own and operate open pit and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters, power stations, research and service facilities. They also use their own railways, ports and ships to deliver materials to the customer. They are headquartered in London, England.
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