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IOL News
26-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Sibanye-Stillwater mineworkers safely return to surface after shaft incident at Kloof 7
Sibanye said comprehensive safety inspections were promptly carried out immediately following the incident, along with a shaft integrity assessment. Image: Supplied Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that all 260 of its employees were safely brought back to the surface on Friday following a potentially hazardous incident at the Kloof 7 sub-shaft at its South African gold operations The miner said there was never any risk of injury to the employees during the event, which unfolded when the skip door of the sub-shaft rock winder malfunctioned at the loading point on Level 39, subsequently affecting Levels 40, 41, and below. Sibanye said comprehensive safety inspections were promptly carried out immediately following the incident, along with a shaft integrity assessment. This meticulous approach was deemed necessary before any employees could ascend safely to the surface. Sibanye said the first group emerged at approximately 13:30 CAT, while the remainder returned safely around 19:30 CAT. Management deemed it safer for the employees to remain at their respective stations underground rather than use emergency escape routes, which would have entailed extensive walking distances. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ In a proactive response to the circumstance, mine rescue and medical teams were swiftly deployed to ensure that all affected employees had access to food and water, reinforcing the company's commitment to their welfare. Additionally, thorough medical examinations will be conducted for any employees needing them, with support measures extended to employees' families. Sibanye-Stillwater is currently collaborating with key stakeholders such as the Chief Inspector of Mines, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, and relevant trade unions to navigate the aftermath of this event. The company has made it clear that operations will only resume once all necessary safety and risk assessments have been completed and the shaft is verified as safe. "Safety remains our core priority, and we will not resume operations until we are confident that all the necessary remedial actions have been implemented," Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said. "I would like to thank our management, mine rescue, and medical teams for their dedication in ensuring that our colleagues returned safely to their families." Visit:
Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Miners rescued after shaft failure at Sibanye gold mine in South Africa
Listen to article Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company said, as a senior union official confirmed there had been no injuries. The miners were stuck underground after the hoist system used to access a shaft at the Kloof gold mine - one of Sibanye's deepest, situated about 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg - was damaged in an accident on Thursday. Sibanye said 79 of the employees had been brought to the surface by 1:30 p.m in the first phase of an operation to extract the miners. "The remaining 181 employees ... have been provided with food and will be hoisted to surface as soon as safety to hoist is confirmed," Sibanye said in a statement. A company spokesperson told Reuters late Friday afternoon that the process was expected to be completed "soon". "Fortunately there were no fatalities or injuries," National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Health and Safety Chairperson Duncan Luvuno told journalists at the site. "But for ... 24 hours people were not eating or drinking anything. This is not adequate. Some have chronic diseases." Journalists were kept away from the mine shaft by security personnel, but a Reuters reporter observed several miners—appearing weary yet in good health—walking to the edge of the company premises and boarding buses. Meanwhile, families of those still underground voiced deep concern and anxiety over the ongoing rescue. "I haven't had a moment of sleep," said Mamodise Mokone, whose husband is among those trapped. "All I want is for whoever is responsible to make sure my husband comes out alive." Sibanye earlier said all the workers were safe after what it called a "shaft incident" in the Kloof 7 shaft and were gathered at an assembly point as efforts were launched to bring them out of the mine. Johannesburg-based Sibanye is among only a few South African miners squeezing profits from some of the world's deepest and costliest gold mines. Sibanye is digging for gold at depths of about 3,200 meters (about 2 miles) at the Kloof 7 shaft. The Kloof mine, which accounts for 14% of Sibanye's total gold output, also operates two other shafts. The company mines platinum-group metals in South Africa and the United States as well. Mining accidents are not uncommon in South Africa, where many abandoned mines have been taken over by informal diggers. Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled from an illegal gold mine after police cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to crack down on illegal mining activity.
The Sun
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
None of the 260 miners stuck underground in Sibanye accident are hurt, some emerge
NONE of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa have been injured or killed, a senior union official said on Friday, as the company said 79 had been brought to the surface. The miners were stuck underground after the hoist system used to access a shaft at the Kloof gold mine - one of Sibanye's deepest, situated about 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg - was damaged in an accident on Thursday. National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Health and Safety Chairperson Duncan Luvuno told journalists he feared for the safety of those still inside the mine. 'Fortunately there were no fatalities or injuries,' he said. 'But for ... 24 hours people were not eating or drinking anything. This is not adequate. Some have chronic diseases,' he said. Journalists were barred by security guards from getting near to the site, but a Reuters reporter saw some of the miners, looking tired but in good health, walk to the perimeter of the company grounds and board buses. But relatives of those still in the mine expressed shock and worry that their loved ones remained underground. 'I haven't slept a wink,' said Mamodise Mokone, whose husband was among the miners. 'I just want to tell the management or whoever is in charge: I just want my husband out alive,' she screamed at the top of her voice. Sibanye earlier said all the workers were safe after what it called a 'shaft incident' in the Kloof 7 shaft and were gathered at an assembly point where they had been provided with food as efforts were under way to bring them out of the mine. 'The remaining 181 employees ... have been provided with food and will be hoisted to the surface as soon as safety to hoist is confirmed,' the company said in a statement. A spokesperson had earlier said 289 workers were underground. Johannesburg-based Sibanye is among only a few South African miners squeezing profits from some of the world's deepest and costliest gold mines. Sibanye is digging for gold at depths of about 3,200 meters (about 2 miles) at the Kloof 7 shaft. The Kloof mine, which accounts for 14% of Sibanye's total gold output, also operates two other shafts. The company mines platinum-group metals in South Africa and the United States as well. Mining accidents are not uncommon in South Africa, where many abandoned mines have been taken over by informal diggers. Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled from an illegal gold mine after police cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to crack down on illegal mining activity.
The Sun
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
260 miners trapped in SA gold mine, rescue ongoing
NONE of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa have been injured or killed, a senior union official said on Friday, as the company said 79 had been brought to the surface. The miners were stuck underground after the hoist system used to access a shaft at the Kloof gold mine - one of Sibanye's deepest, situated about 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg - was damaged in an accident on Thursday. National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Health and Safety Chairperson Duncan Luvuno told journalists he feared for the safety of those still inside the mine. 'Fortunately there were no fatalities or injuries,' he said. 'But for ... 24 hours people were not eating or drinking anything. This is not adequate. Some have chronic diseases,' he said. Journalists were barred by security guards from getting near to the site, but a Reuters reporter saw some of the miners, looking tired but in good health, walk to the perimeter of the company grounds and board buses. But relatives of those still in the mine expressed shock and worry that their loved ones remained underground. 'I haven't slept a wink,' said Mamodise Mokone, whose husband was among the miners. 'I just want to tell the management or whoever is in charge: I just want my husband out alive,' she screamed at the top of her voice. Sibanye earlier said all the workers were safe after what it called a 'shaft incident' in the Kloof 7 shaft and were gathered at an assembly point where they had been provided with food as efforts were under way to bring them out of the mine. 'The remaining 181 employees ... have been provided with food and will be hoisted to the surface as soon as safety to hoist is confirmed,' the company said in a statement. A spokesperson had earlier said 289 workers were underground. Johannesburg-based Sibanye is among only a few South African miners squeezing profits from some of the world's deepest and costliest gold mines. Sibanye is digging for gold at depths of about 3,200 meters (about 2 miles) at the Kloof 7 shaft. The Kloof mine, which accounts for 14% of Sibanye's total gold output, also operates two other shafts. The company mines platinum-group metals in South Africa and the United States as well. Mining accidents are not uncommon in South Africa, where many abandoned mines have been taken over by informal diggers. Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled from an illegal gold mine after police cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to crack down on illegal mining activity.
Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Sibanye says 289 workers trapped in South African gold mine
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Sibanye Stillwater is seen at a mine in Marikana, outside Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo A drone view of the Sibanye Stillwater mine, where efforts continue to rescue mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine, in Westonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Thando Hlophe A general view of the Sibanye Stillwater mine, where efforts continue to rescue mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine, in Westonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko A car drives past the Sibanye Stillwater logo, as efforts continue to rescue mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine, in Westonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater said on Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. The workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the underground gold mine, one of the company's deepest located around 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg, it said. It did not provide details on the incident, though a Sibanye spokesperson confirmed it had occurred in the mine's Kloof 7 shaft, adding that all the miners were accounted for and the company was providing them with food. Safety procedures and an examination of the shaft were under way, the spokesperson added, after which the miners would be hoisted to the surface. "We expect the situation to be resolved by about midday today," the spokesperson said. Mining accidents are not uncommon in South Africa, which has some of the world's deepest and oldest gold mines. Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled from an illegal gold mine after police cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to crack down on illegal mining activity. Johannesburg-based Sibanye is among only a few South African miners squeezing profits from the area's gold deposits. The precious metals producer is mining at depths of about 3,200 meters (2 miles) at the Kloof 7 shaft. The Kloof mine, which accounts for 14% of Sibanye's total gold output, also operates two other shafts. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) earlier said it had received reports of the incident, which it said happened at around 1000 pm (0800 pm GMT) on Thursday. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
