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An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday.
A mine operator says an elevator suddenly dropped approximately 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75. It happened Monday
‘I know that for some time now Num and Amcu and so on have complained about the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate not effectively investigating and checking on winch cables, which are incredibly important,’ says David van Wyk, mining analyst and chief researcher at the Bench Marks Foundation.
The United Democratic Movement (UDM) expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families, friends, and colleagues of the eleven mine workers who tragically lost their lives in a horrific tragedy at Impala Rustenburg 11 Shaft on Monday afternoon. It is reported that on Monday, 27 November 2023, the 11 Shaft personnel conveyance was hoisting employees to surface at the end of their shift when the conveyance unexpectedly started descending. Its rapid descent was stopped by the conveyance counterweight becoming trapped by the jack catches.
JOHANNESBURG,- Impala Platinum on Tuesday temporarily halted operations at its Rustenburg mining complex in South Africa after 11 workers died and 75 were injured in what the CEO said was "the darkest day" in the company's history. Impala said in a statement that workers were being brought to the surface at the end of their…