Minister Gwede Mantashe to visit Impala Platinum Mine following deaths

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe is expected to visit Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg on Tuesday morning.This comes after 11 people died in a work related accident on Monday.

The department’s Nathi Shabangu says Mantashe, who was in Cape Town, is expected at the mine around 10 AM. Impala Platinum says a number of people sustained serious injuries.

Indications are that a winder rope at the company’s 11 shaft snapped. This rope is connected to a personnel conveyer, which hoists employees up and down the shaft.

Source: eNCA

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