LONDON — Tons of of staff stay underground on the Kloof gold mine close to Johannesburg after a “shaft incident” occurred at Sibanye Stillwater’s sub-shaft, the South Africa-based mining firm stated Friday.
“We’re actively implementing our security and shaft examination procedures,” Sibanye-Stillwater stated in an announcement. “As soon as these are accomplished, we’ll start hoisting staff to floor. All 260 staff have been accounted for, are secure and have been supplied with meals.”
A Sibanye-Stillwater spokesperson clarified to ABC Information that the employees “aren’t trapped.” The corporate stated within the assertion that it expects all affected staff to be delivered to the floor on Friday afternoon.
“Following an in depth danger evaluation, it was determined that staff ought to stay on the sub-shaft station till it’s secure to proceed to the floor, in an effort to keep away from strolling lengthy distances presently,” the corporate stated. “It’s estimated that every one affected staff will likely be delivered to floor round noon at the moment.”
A normal view of the Sibanye Stillwater mine, the place efforts proceed to rescue mine staff trapped underground at one among its shafts on the Kloof gold mine, in Westonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, Might 23, 2025.
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“Preliminary investigations present that the Kloof 7 sub-shaft rock winder skip door opened on the loading level on degree 39, impacting ranges 40 and 41 beneath this level,” the corporate stated. “The open door of the skip precipitated some injury at degree 35, and the work to make this secure has been accomplished.”
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