International miner AngloGold Ashanti has confirmed expectations it will not resume underground gold production until next year at its Obuasi mine in Ghana following the death of a worker in a sill pillar failure in May.
AngloGold says underground ore will be used only to replenish the run-of-mine stockpile for the rest of this year.
With gold production resuming in Jan 2022, it expects to achieve a ramp-up to the full 4,000 tons daily mining rate by end-June.