Deno Gold Mining worker killed in accident
08.02.2011,
17:44
Deno Gold Mining company said today a 34 year-old worker, Armen Yeghiazarian, was killed in an accident at 5 am today morning at Shahumian mine in southern Armenian province of Syunik.
YEREVAN, February 8, /ARKA/. Deno Gold Mining company said today a 34 year-old worker, Armen Yeghiazarian, was killed in an accident at 5 am today morning at Shahumian mine in southern Armenian province of Syunik.
In a press release the company said Armen Yeghiazarian was rushed to the Medical Center in Kapan by the rapid reaction squad, but he died on the way. The section of the mine where the accident occurred has been closed and is being watched by the rapid reaction squad.
The accident was reported to the National Centre for Technical Safety, which has started an inquiry.
‘The company’s management shares the grief of the killed man’s beloved ones and friends and expresses condolences to them and all personnel of the company,’ the press release. said.
Deno Gold Mining Company is a subsidiary of Canada-registered Dundee Precious Metals. Its operations are situated in the town of Kapan, approximately 320 kilometres south east of Yerevan. Deno Gold’s principal underground mining operation is located on the Shahumian concession. The complex includes two primary crushing stations, a processing plant and various infrastructure facilities that were built to support the operation. The processing plant produces two concentrates, a copper, gold, silver concentrate and a zinc concentrate, by staged flotation. Both concentrates are transported by road to the town of Ararat (60 kilometres south of Yerevan) where they are offloaded onto a rail system for transport to the Black Sea via Georgia. -0-
In a press release the company said Armen Yeghiazarian was rushed to the Medical Center in Kapan by the rapid reaction squad, but he died on the way. The section of the mine where the accident occurred has been closed and is being watched by the rapid reaction squad.
The accident was reported to the National Centre for Technical Safety, which has started an inquiry.
‘The company’s management shares the grief of the killed man’s beloved ones and friends and expresses condolences to them and all personnel of the company,’ the press release. said.
Deno Gold Mining Company is a subsidiary of Canada-registered Dundee Precious Metals. Its operations are situated in the town of Kapan, approximately 320 kilometres south east of Yerevan. Deno Gold’s principal underground mining operation is located on the Shahumian concession. The complex includes two primary crushing stations, a processing plant and various infrastructure facilities that were built to support the operation. The processing plant produces two concentrates, a copper, gold, silver concentrate and a zinc concentrate, by staged flotation. Both concentrates are transported by road to the town of Ararat (60 kilometres south of Yerevan) where they are offloaded onto a rail system for transport to the Black Sea via Georgia. -0-
