Sat, 04 Mar 2017 10:18:16 +0000 MOPANI Copper Mines Plc has been sued for alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty over the death of an employee killed in an explosives accident at Mufulira mine last year, and the family is demanding about K165,000 compensation. Administrator to the estate of late Royd Meleki has dragged the mining conglomerate and its subsidiary Rig Resources Limited to court on behalf of the dependants of the deceased under the Fatal Accidents Act 1846-1908 and the Law Reforms (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act and Mines and Minerals Development Act No. 7 of 2008. Mr Meleki, 46, was employed as the person-in-charge at Rig Resources Limited with a basic salary of K2,300 till the time of his death on 26th October, 2016. Rachel Chiteta has submitted that on the fateful day, Mr Meleki was assigned to work on a project at Mopani’s Mufulira mine site 1,457 to prepare ends for charging […]
