Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe district has paid compensation of K50 million to the family of a deceased miner Gibson Siachvewenya who died in a mine accident on January 18, 2012.

The mine also provided a coffin to the family to use for the burial of the accident victim.

This is according to a report submitted to Southern Province Minister Miles Sampa dated January 22, 2012 also made available to Times of Zambia in Livingstone.

The mine, which is owned by Chinese, stated in its report that the two parties also made and signed a compensation agreement.

Management at the mine assured the Government that the mine management would look at the welfare of the other miners that had been injured in accordance with the laws of Zambia.

A miner Maiya Wispow, who was injured during the same accident, is currently in Maamba hospital while others have been discharged.

The mine said it had taken steps after the accident that happened on shaft three and has since reduced the productive task each team has to undertake from 75 tramcars to 70 tramcars.

"We apologise to the miners' families and stopped production for seven days from January 18, after the accident happened," the report says.

Last week, Mr Sampa gave Collum Coal Mine a 48-hour ultimatum to give him a report on the mine accident and warned that the Government would revoke its mining licence if the mine continued to violate safety standards.