Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) stated on Monday it had halted operations at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after a tailings storage facility burst, inflicting flooding in close by areas.
The corporate, which additionally operates three mines in South Africa, stated the jap wall of Williamson’s tailing dam was “breached,” however stated in an electronic mail that the pit was not affected.
Petra famous that there have been no accidents or fatalities confirmed to this point, including that the federal government and mine emergency response groups had been mobilized to the location.
“Whereas no accidents have been reported, any affect on the native communities can be considered as a fabric unfavourable from an ESG standpoint,” Berenberg financial institution analysts stated in a be aware.
The diamond miner has labored laborious to wash its picture in Tanzania. Final yr, it achieved a £4.3 million (about US$4.9 million) settlement with claimants alleging widespread human rights abuses, together with beatings and detentions, at Williamson — the nation’s largest diamond mine.
Petra, which has repeatedly denied the involvement of its personal workers within the incidents, admitted that “regrettable” incidents occurred on the mine previously.
The clashes between locals and police resulted in “the lack of life, harm and the mistreatment of unlawful diggers” throughout the mining licence, it stated final yr.
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