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South Africa: Impala Platinum Mine Begins Slow Reboot After Accident Leaves 12 Dead, 74 Injured
Daily Maverick, 30 November 2023
The death toll from the Impala Platinum (Implats) tragedy has risen to 12 after one of the 75 employees injured in the conveyance cage accident died in hospital. Operations at the… Read more »
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South Africa: Archbishop Extends Condolences to Families of Miners Killed at Implats Mine
Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, 29 November 2023
To all those touched by the heart-wrenching tragedy at Impala Platinum, Read more »
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South Africa: Employment and Labour Conveys Condolences to the Families of the 11 Departed Miners in Implats
SAnews.gov.za, 29 November 2023
The Department of Employment and Labour has sent its deep condolences to the families of the 11 miners who tragically lost their lives at the Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg in… Read more »
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Mourns Loss of Life In Impala Platinum Mine Tragedy
SAnews.gov.za, 29 November 2023
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the death of 11 mineworkers at Impala Platinum Mine Shaft 11, in Rustenburg in the North West. Read more »
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South Africa: Mineral Resources Committee Chairperson Saddened By the Death of 11 Mine Workers At Impala Platinum Mine
Parliament of South Africa, 29 November 2023
Parliament, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 - The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Sahlulele Luzipo, is saddened to learn about the death of at… Read more »
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South Africa: Minister Promises Investigation Into Fatal Implats Accident
SAnews.gov.za, 28 November 2023
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has assured that his department will investigate the fatal accident at Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) mine which claimed… Read more »
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South Africa: Failure of Emergency Protocol Led to Death of 11 Miners After 'Rapid Descent' of Conveyance Cage
Daily Maverick, 29 November 2023
The conveyance cage that takes workers down a mine shaft and back to the surface is generally one of the safest places to be underground. That's one reason the Impala Platinum… Read more »
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South Africa: 11 Miners Killed in Accident at Platinum Mine
allAfrica, 28 November 2023
Eleven miners died in an incident at the Impala Rustenburg platinum mine in the North West province of South Africa, according to Implats, one of the world's foremost… Read more »
Inquiry After Miners Die In South Africa
An inquiry into the fatal incident at South Africa's Impala Platinum (Implats) Mine at Rustenburg in the North West province, in which 11 miners died and 75 were injured on November 27, 2023 will be undertaken by the minerals and energy department. A 12th miner died later in hospital, according to a statement by Implats. enCA reports that a 13th miner died in hospital on Sunday December 3.
A cage transporting the 86 miners plunged to the bottom of the shaft during a mechanical fault, at the end of their shift.
"It is quite a sad incident. It dented our efforts to move towards Zero Harm in the industry. In 2022, we reduced the number of fatalities to 49 [and] that was the lowest number. We will continue investing and improving health and safety in the mines. People must go to work and come back alive," Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe said.
