1 800 workers trapped underground at Sibanye

[LazyLion]

JOHANNESBURG – About 1 800 workers are trapped underground at a Sibanye Gold platinum operation in South Africa after an incident in the shaft used to transport workers, the company said on Tuesday.

The company may use an adjacent shaft to hoist the workers to the surface, although there’s currently no estimate for when that may happen, a spokesman said.

Some rails being transported underground fell down the shaft and have blocked it, said spokesman James Wellsted. Sibanye is assessing the shaft infrastructure, which may take a couple of hours, he said. There were no injuries as a result of the accident.

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https://www.iol.co.za/business-repo...rkers-trapped-underground-at-sibanye-22229080

 

[Düber]

The company may use an adjacent shaft to hoist the workers to the surface

I do hope they decide...soon.

 

[flarkit]

I hope they're all rescued safely

 

[Solarion]

Being trapped underground. Nooo thankyou. Hope they are rescued soon.

 

[genetic]

Scary stuff! Hope the are rescued soon.

 

[schumi]

UPDATE: All 1 800 'stuck' miners brought to surface - department

All 1 800 miners who were trapped underground at Sibanye Stillwater in Rustenburg in the North West have been brought to the surface, the Department of Mineral Resources said on Tuesday.

The department has been using its official Twitter account to convey information about the miners who have been stuck underground for almost 10 hours.

Sibanye-Stillwater is South Africa's largest individual producer of gold and one of the 10 largest gold producers

More at : https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...y-brought-to-surface-says-department-20190430

 

[TheChamp]

Well done.

 

[dlk001]

Sibanye on the news again...glad workers are safe.