[...] [Zijin] said in a statement on May 14 that a lift cage falling incident occurred during the construction process of the relevant shafts of the Julong copper and polymetallic mine’s drainage system project, which was subcontracted to Fujian Xingwanxiang Construction by Julong Copper.

The company has given no clear information on the result of the search and rescue operation during the suspension of the production which followed the accident. It only said the search and rescue operations were carried out in full force by the rescue teams organized by the local government, adding that these operations were concluded on May 16.

“The incident resulted in the fatalities of six personnel with whom contact had been lost. At present, the cause of the incident is still under investigation,” Zijin has said.

The company’s Board was stated to have ordered its relevant departments to conduct comprehensive inspection of production safety management of each subsidiary’s subcontractors and strictly implement each production safety measure to prevent similar incidents from happening again. [...]