All 86 mineworkers involved in fatal accident accounted for
Impala Platinum Holdings says all the 86 employees, who were involved in a mine accident at their operations in Rustenburg, North West on Monday have been accounted for. Eleven of them died, while 75 others sustained injuries. The latter have been transferred to hospitals around area.
The mining company CEO Nico Muller says the rescue operation is complete and operations will be suspended at its 11 shaft in Rustenburg.
Muller says they are in the process of informing and liaising with the affected families. The mine reports that investigations into the cause of the accident have commenced.
Impala Platinum earlier said indications are that a winder rope at the company’s 11 shafts snapped. This rope is connected to a personnel conveyer, which hoists employees up and down the shaft.
Source: eNCA
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