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Almost a third of 260 miners stuck underground after the crash on the gold mine Sibanye-Stillwater sswj.j. In South Africa On Friday, they were brought to the surface, according to the company, as a high -ranking union official confirmed that there were no injuries.
The miners were detained underground after the lift system was used to access Kloof Gold’s shaft – one of the deepest Sibana, located about 37 miles west of Johannesburg – Was damaged as a result of the crash on Thursday.
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Sibani said 79 employees were taken to the surface by 13:30 local time in the first stage of miners’ production.
“The remaining 181 employees … were provided with food and will be raised to the surface as soon as security is confirmed,” Sibanier said in a statement.
The company’s press -secretary told Reuters at the end of Friday afternoon that the process is expected to be completed “quickly”.
Mamodise Mokone, whose husband is among the miners who are still captured, responds when she talks to the media at Sibanye Stillwater, Vestonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. (Reuters / we wrote in society)
“Fortunately, there were no dead and injuries,” the Chairman of the National Union (Num) told reporters on this site. “But for … 24 hours people ate nothing or drank. This is not enough. Some have chronic illnesses.”
The journalists were banned from approaching the mine, but the Reuters reporter saw some miners who look tired but in good health walking around the perimeter of the company and bus.
However, the relatives of those still in the mine expressed shock and anxiety that their loved ones remained underground.
“I didn’t win,” said Mamadis Macon, whose husband was among the miners. “I just want to say to the management or the one who replies: I just want my husband to live.”
Earlier, Sibana said that all workers were safe after what he called the “shaft” in the shaft of 7 and was assembled when efforts were launched to get them out of the mine.
Johannesburg Sibani is one of only a few South African miners who squeeze profits from the deepest and expensive gold mines in the world. Sibanye dripping gold at a depth of approximately two miles on the kloof 7 shaft.
Kloof mine, which accounts for 14% of the total Sibanye gold, also works two more shaft. MINES Platinum Group Metals in South Africa and US too.
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In South Africa, it is not uncommon, where many abandoned mines were imitated by informal diggers.
Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled out of the illegal gold mine after the police cut off food and water supply for months, trying to crack illegal mining.
