He was a mine manager in Leadville who developed a way to safely mine for gold deeper than before.
VOA: special.2010.03.08
"Upon completion of the investigation and following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, the minemanager, Malcolm Fyfield has today been charged with four counts of gross negligence manslaughter, " he said.
The job of minemanager at the South African company, for instance, used to include responsibilities that went far beyond mining: the managers had to make decisions about such matters as working with local communities, managing hospitals and overseeing worker accommodations.
Earlier Wednesday, a fifth hole drilled down into the mine found just six inches of open space left between the roof and rubble in an 8-foot-high tunnel, said Jack Kuzar, a district manager with the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.