Three mineworkers dead, two trapped at Sibanye’s Kloof mine
There has been an incident at the Kloof Ikamva shaft involving five employees who entered an abandoned working place, Sibanye said in a statement.
Three minerworkers died today, and two others remain trapped at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof Ikamva shaft near Westonaria, South-West of Johannesburg, the mine said.
“Sibanye-Stillwater regrets to advise that there has been an incident today at its Kloof Ikamva shaft involving five employees who entered an abandoned working place,” Sibanye said in a statement.
“Sadly, three employees have been retrieved and declared deceased. Mine rescue teams are still searching for two employees.”
Sibanye-Stillwater said the department of mineral resources and all the unions have been informed about the incident.
– African News Agency (ANA)
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