First Quantum Minerals said on Monday that one of its employees died following an accident at its Kansanshi mine in Zambia. The mine is located 10 km north of the town of Solwezi. Kansanshi has one of the largest copper reserves in Zambia, with estimated reserves of 727 million tonnes of ore graded at 0.86% copper.

TORONTO — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says an employee at its Kansanshi operation was killed in a traffic accident. The Kansanshi copper-gold mine is located in Zambia. The company says the incident involved a tracked dozer and a light vehicle.

Kansanshi operation in Zambia has died after a traffic accident, the company announced Monday. ・First Quantum has notified the Mine Safety Department and local authorities about the accident and will cooperate in their investigations.

First Quantum Minerals (OTCPK:FQVLF) said Monday it has temporarily suspended operations at the site of a fatal accident at its Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia. The company said it has launched an investigation into Sunday's accident that  Sunday involving a tracked dozer and a light vehicle that killed an employee.

The Canadian miner said it has launched an internal investigation into the accident in which one of its employees died following an incident involving a tracked dozer and a light vehicle