79 Miners Rescued From South African Shaft, over 100 Still Underground

Miners rescued after shaft failure at Sibanye gold mine in South Africa

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 …

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.

79 miners who have been trapped in a gold mine in South Africa since Thursday evening were rescued on Friday. However, there are still up to 180 miners trapped in the mine. This is according to mining company...

79 miners rescued from South African shaft, over 100 still underground

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.

260 miners are trapped in a gold mine in South Africa. While the rescue operation is underway, the union is critical of the company's failure to report the incident.

Westonaria, South Africa. Damage to a mining well keeps 260 miners trapped in a gold mine outside Johannesburg.The National Miners Union reported that the incident occurred on Thursday and expressed concern for workers, who have been “grounded for nearly 20 hours.” Mining employs hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa — the largest exporter of platinum and a major exporter of gold, diamonds, coal and other raw materials — and accidents …