Six university students drown at Zhongjin gold mine in China
Six students from a Chinese university died during a visit to a mine owned by Zhongjin Gold in Inner Mongolia, northern China.
The students from Northeastern University in Shenyang, Liaoning province, fell into a flotation tank at the facility after protective grates collapsed, the company said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. A teacher was also injured in the incident.
Zhongjin Gold, a subsidiary of state-owned China National Gold Group Co., is one of the country’s biggest producers of the precious metal. The company has a long-standing affiliation with the university. Its stock fell as much as 8.1% after news of the tragedy.
Beijing has stepped up scrutiny of mine safety in recent years after a spate of deadly incidents. In January last year, the government issued a directive pledging tough measures to help curb the frequent occurrence of accidents in the industry.
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