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The miners are trapped in the Kloof 7 well of the Sibanye Stillwater mine
Efforts to rescue nearly 300 underground workers underground in one of Kloof’s gold mine wells near Johannesburg.
Workers are safe and gathered at a meeting point in the underground gold mineone of the deepest of, located about 60 km west of Johannesburg, said the company
The South African company did not provide details about the incidentalthough a Sibanye spokesman confirmed that occurred in the Kloof 7 well of the mine, adding that all miners were accounted for and that the company is provide them with food.
“We hope the situation will be resolved around noon today“He told the spokesman, who added that security procedures and an inspection of the well are underway, after which the miners will be brought to the surface.
“Following a detailed risk assessment, it was decided that workers should remain at the subtitious station Until it was safe to surface to avoid traveling long distances at this time, ”said the spokesman.
At the time of this edition, around 14 hours in Pretoria, the 289 workers remain in prisonthere is no new information on the rescue operations of the miners.
According to a company note, cited by the initial investigations reveal that “The door of the Kloof 7 subtitled rock cylinder has opened At the load point of level 39, affecting levels 40 and 41 below this point. ”
“The open door of the container caused some damage to level 35and the work to make it safe has already been completed, ”says the note.
The country’s National Mineiros Union reported earlier that it had received reports on the incident, which said it occurred around 10 pm (20h00 in Portugal) on Thursday.
Accidents in Minas are not uncommon In South Africa, which has some of the deepest and older gold mines in the world.
Earlier this year, At least 78 bodies were removed from an illegal gold mine after the Police have cut the food supply and water for months in an attempt to combat illegal mining activity.
Sibanye, based in Johannesburg, is among the few South African mining companies can make profits from the region’s gold deposits.
The precious metal producer is extracting depths of about 3,200 meters in the Kloof 7 well. The mine represents 14% of total gold production From Sibanye, which also operates two other wells.
