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Daily Express
25-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
South Africa rescues all 260 miners stuck underground
Published on: Sunday, May 25, 2025 Published on: Sun, May 25, 2025 Text Size: Some of the resurfaced 260 employees stuck underground sit inside a bus as they leave the South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater's Kloof 7 sub-shaft in Westonaria. WESTONARIA: Rescuers pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine's operator said. The miners were trapped underground on Thursday at the Kloof gold mine, 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, after a hoist used to access the shaft was damaged in an accident, the mining company Sibanye-Stillwater said. The first phase of the rescue brought 79 people to the surface by 1:30 pm (1130 GMT) while the rest were rescued six hours later, it said in a statement. 'At no point was there any risk of injury to employees during the incident,' it said. A decision had been made against using the emergency escape routes which would have involved the miners walking longer distances, it added. The gold mine is one of the deepest operated by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company. Desperate relatives of the miners waited outside the site during the rescue efforts, most of them expressing shock at the incident, local television footage showed. Advertisement 'All affected employees will also undergo thorough medical examinations, if required, while support has also been extended to employees' families,' the mining company said. The National Union of Mineworkers said the incident happened around 10am (0800 GMT) on Thursday. It expressed concern for the miners who had been 'underground for almost 20 hours'. Sibanye-Stillwater had said earlier that the miners would be brought to the surface around midday Friday. 'The employees are not trapped; it was decided to keep them at the sub-shaft station for now,' spokesperson Henrika Ninham said. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa, which is the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials. But accidents are common. Dozens of mineworkers are killed each year, though the numbers have been falling as safety standards have been stepped up over the past two decades. According to industry group Minerals Council South Africa, 42 miners died in 2024, compared to 55 the previous year. Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive Neal Froneman said Friday they would not resume operations 'until we are confident that all the necessary remedial actions have been implemented'. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
LeMonde
23-05-2025
- Business
- LeMonde
South Africa rescues all 260 miners stuck underground alive
Rescuers on Friday, May 23, pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine's operator said. The miners were trapped underground on Thursday at the Kloof gold mine, 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, after a hoist used to access the shaft was damaged in an accident, the mining company Sibanye-Stillwater said. The first phase of the rescue brought 79 people to the surface by 1:30 pm (1130 GMT) while the rest were rescued six hours later, it said in a statement. "At no point was there any risk of injury to employees during the incident," it said. A decision had been made against using the emergency escape routes which would have involved the miners walking longer distances, it added. The gold mine is one of the deepest operated by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company. Desperate relatives of the miners waited outside the site during the rescue efforts, most of them expressing shock at the incident, local television footage showed. "All affected employees will also undergo thorough medical examinations, if required, while support has also been extended to employees' families," the mining company said. The National Union of Mineworkers said the incident happened around 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday. It expressed concern for the miners who had been "underground for almost 20 hours." Sibanye-Stillwater had said earlier that the miners would be brought to the surface around midday Friday. "The employees are not trapped; it was decided to keep them at the sub-shaft station for now," spokesperson Henrika Ninham said. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa, which is the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials. But accidents are common. Dozens of mine workers are killed each year, though the numbers have been falling as safety standards have been stepped up over the past two decades. According to industry group Minerals Council South Africa, 42 miners died in 2024, compared to 55 the previous year. Sibanye-Stillwater Chief Executive Neal Froneman said Friday they would not resume operations "until we are confident that all the necessary remedial actions have been implemented."
Int'l Business Times
23-05-2025
- General
- Int'l Business Times
South Africa Rescues All 260 Miners Stuck Underground Alive
Rescuers on Friday pulled out all 260 mine workers who had been stuck for more than 24 hours in an underground shaft in South Africa, the mine's operator said. The miners were trapped underground on Thursday at the Kloof gold mine, 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, after a hoist used to access the shaft was damaged in an accident, the mining company Sibanye-Stillwater said. The first phase of the rescue brought 79 people to the surface by 1:30 pm (1130 GMT) while the rest were rescued six hours later, it said in a statement. "At no point was there any risk of injury to employees during the incident," it said. A decision had been made against using the emergency escape routes which would have involved the miners walking longer distances, it added. The gold mine is one of the deepest operated by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company. Desperate relatives of the miners waited outside the site during the rescue efforts, most of them expressing shock at the incident, local television footage showed. "All affected employees will also undergo thorough medical examinations, if required, while support has also been extended to employees' families," the mining company said. The National Union of Mineworkers said the incident happened around 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday. It expressed concern for the miners who had been "underground for almost 20 hours". Sibanye-Stillwater had said earlier that the miners would be brought to the surface around midday Friday. "The employees are not trapped; it was decided to keep them at the sub-shaft station for now," spokesperson Henrika Ninham said. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa, which is the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials. But accidents are common. Dozens of mineworkers are killed each year, though the numbers have been falling as safety standards have been stepped up over the past two decades. According to industry group Minerals Council South Africa, 42 miners died in 2024, compared to 55 the previous year. Sibanye-Stillwater chief executive Neal Froneman said Friday they would not resume operations "until we are confident that all the necessary remedial actions have been implemented". Rescued miners left the site on a bus AFP
eNCA
23-05-2025
- General
- eNCA
79 miners rescued from shaft, over 100 still underground
JOHANNESBURG - Rescuers have hoisted 79 miners who were stuck in a gold mine outside Johannesburg but more than 100 were still trapped underground, the mine's operator said on Friday. At least 260 miners were trapped underground on Thursday at the Kloof gold mine, 60 kilometres west of Johannesburg, after a hoist used to access the shaft was damaged in an accident, the mining company Sibanye-Stillwater said. The first phase of the rescue had brought 79 people to the surface by 1:30 pm (1130 GMT), it said in a statement. "Employees still underground have been provided with food and will be hoisted to surface as soon as the shaft safety examination has been completed," it added. The gold mine is one of the deepest operated by the South Africa-headquartered company. Desperate relatives of the miners waited outside the site on Friday evening, images broadcast on local television showed. The National Union of Mineworkers said the incident had occurred around 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday and expressed concern for the miners who had been "underground for almost 20 hours". Sibanye-Stillwater had earlier said the miners would be brought to surface around midday Friday. "The employees are not trapped; it was decided to keep them at the sub-shaft station for now," spokesperson Henrika Ninham said. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa -- the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials -- and accidents are common. Dozens of mineworkers are killed each year, though numbers have been falling as safety standards have been stepped up over the past two decades. According to industry group Minerals Council South Africa, 42 miners died in 2024, compared to 55 the previous year.
The Sun
23-05-2025
- General
- The Sun
260 miners stuck underground after 'incident' at S.African shaft
WESTONARIA: Damage to a mine shaft kept 260 miners stuck in a gold mine outside Johannesburg overnight, the mine manager and union said Friday. Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa -- the biggest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials -- and accidents are common. 'All 260 employees have been accounted for, are safe and have been provided with food,' Sibanye-Stillwater said in a statement. 'The employees are not trapped; it was decided to keep them at the sub-shaft station for now,' spokesperson Henrika Ninham said. Sibanye-Stillwater said the miners should be brought to surface around midday Friday. The National Union of Mineworkers said the incident had occurred around 10 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday and expressed concern for the miners who had been 'underground for almost 20 hours'. Dozens of mineworkers are killed each year, though numbers have been falling as safety standards have been stepped up over the past two decades. According to industry group Minerals Council South Africa, 42 miners died in 2024, compared to 55 the previous year.
