And this report may explain why. According to locals at the scene:
- The accident happened at 03:40am, the early hours of Friday morning.
- The worker suffered a fall, but did not die immediately and was helped by his work-mate who contacted the mine head supervisor.
- The management at the GORO mine refused to enter the mine in order to give first aid.
- The management also failed to do their obligatory duty by refusing to contact local authorities and report the incident.
- By 9am, word had got round the workforce of the accident and the family of the victim arrived at the mine. They were refused access and were told nothing.
- The family eventually forced their way into the mine and demanded answers.
- At that point the GORO mine management organized a rescue party and entered the mine, only to find the worker had died of asphyxia.
Dear shareholders of GORO, this is the level of people you are sponsoring with your money.