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Ex-Lily Mine workers say Workers' Day has no significance. After 5 years they are still waiting for the bodies of their trapped colleagues.

On 5 February 2016, Lily Mine reported that more than 70 mine workers were trapped underground after a mineshaft collapsed. All were rescued, except for Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda. The three were in a container above ground that plunged into a sinkhole, trapping them underground. Rescue efforts continued for days, but proved futile. An image showing the sinkhole and abandoned buildings. Lily Mine has been under business rescue since the collapse. Former mine owner Vantage Goldfields has been embroiled in a legal battle against potential investor Arqomanzi after a court...

Search and rescue operations have been halted over safety concerns, but the families of the miners believe government has the capacity to retrieve their remains.

Earlier this week, Deputy Chief Inspector of mines Mthokosi Zondi assured affected families that Vantage Goldfields intended to open the mine in July brining new hopes to surrounding communities and family members.

Officials visit Lily Mine families Bulelwa Ginindza Comments Officials from the Department of Mineral Resources met the families of the three trapped Lily Mine workers and former workers yesterday to update them about the latest developments. Photo by Bulelwa Ginindza. THE Department of Mineral Resources is concerned about the legal cases against mining company, Vantage Goldfields. Department officials and former mine workers visited the families of Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi on Thursday, 25 February, to give t...