Eastern Platinum Limited reported that mining operations at the Crocodile River Mine have been suspended following a fatal accident at the mine.

Mr Afiach Ngobeni, an employee of High Point Trading (an engineering company doing development work at CRM), was fatally injured in a blasting accident at an ore pass development raise at the Zandfontein Section at CRM on Monday 7th November.

A Section 54 Stop Work Order has been issued by the Development of Mineral Resources and mining operations at CRM have been stopped pending a full investigation by the DMR Inspector of Mines on Tuesday November 8th