Operation on mountainous region of Sokolovskaya mine is stopped due to accident - press release of SSPU JSC
05.10.05 22:20
/SSPU JSC, October 5, 05/ - Operation of mountainous grounds of Sokolovskaya
mine of underground ore-management SSPU JSC, engaged directly in ore
production, is stopped till consequences of accident will be liquidated.
As it was informed earlier, on October 3, 2005 at 0:12 in mine there was
sudden break of water in mountainous excavation of horizons: - 190 m.; -
260 m.; - 330 meters. Night shift of 171 people only went down in mine,
when accident happened. Owing to professional and organized actions of
ore miners management, 169 people were evacuated in emergency order to
the surface. It cannot be without victims - two workers died. Families of died
will be rendered assistance.
Specialists of State control and supervision management in ES field of
Kostanay oblast, and also representatives of Labor ministry department of
social RK population protection of Kostanay oblast started to investigate
reasons.
For liquidation of consequences of accident necessary technique and
specialists are attracted. Mountainous works on watered horizons will be
resumed after completion of restorative works.
Expanded committee together with specialists continues their work.
As per mountainous and hydrogeological conditions, Sokolovskaya mine is
related to category of complicated. Nearly 100 meters in depth are overlying
rocks (deposits of sand and loam), and also watered grounds with expand
net of underground waters with three water-bearing horizons.
Sokolovsk underground ore-management develops Northern ground of
Sokolovsk field by underground mean. Production technology with collapse
of ore and adjoining rocks is applied. Ore production volume - 3 m. tons a
year. Project for increase of capacity to 5 m. tons of ore a year is
considered.
[2005-10-05]