Botswana Diamondfields - Incident at Rovic Mine.VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 1996-- Botswana Diamondfiel(VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended BWD BWD bacillary white diarrhea. See pullorum disease. . ) Botswana Diamondfields Inc. regret to announce an incident has occurred at their Rovic Mine in the Boshoff District of the Free State, South Africa at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27. It is not clear at this stage exactly what has happened. In the incident, 56 employees of the mine were affected. Of those, 34 have been rescued and 4 deaths have been confirmed. A further 18 employees are presently unaccounted for, and are presumed dead. Rescue work has been suspended due to the risk to the rescue personnel. The names of the deceased and missing persons will be released once all the next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. have been notified. Botswana Diamondfields Inc. and the managers express their deepest sympathy and condolences to the relatives and families of the deceased and missing people. Sincere thanks are expressed to all persons who have been involved in the rescue operations, including the Free State Province Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' , the Rescue Brigademen, and all others who have assisted. The regional staff of the National Union of Mineworkers
The National Union of Mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1945 as a reorganisation of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). who were present at the mine throughout the rescue operations were kept fully appraised of the situation and concurred with all the decisions taken by management and the rescue brigade. "John M. Darch", President This News Release was prepared by the Board of Directors on behalf of Botswana Diamondfields Incorporated which is solely responsible for its contents. -0- The Vancouver Stock Exchange Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) A securities and options exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, (Canada), specializing in venture capital companies. Vancouver Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein. CONTACT: Botswana Diamondfields Incorporated John M. Darch, 604/ 682-0566 |
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