Sibanye-Stillwater recued All 13 employees
Sibanye-Stillwater reports that all 13 of its employees who were trapped underground at its Masakhane mine, Driefontein operations have now been recovered by mine rescue personnel. Regrettably, the last three employees who were recovered, passed away from their injuries, bringing the total number of fatalities as a result of the seismic event, to seven.
The six employees who were successfully rescued, are in hospital and are in a stable condition. The families of the employees have been contacted and are receiving necessary support and counselling. The board and management of Sibanye-Stillwater wishes to express its sincere condolences to friends and family of the deceased employees and those impacted by this tragic event.
A thorough investigation by management and the Department of Mineral resources (DMR) and other stakeholders will be performed and all efforts will be made to ensure to prevent incidents of this nature occurring in future.
We thank everyone involved in the rescue operations, especially the mine rescue teams and our own employees, who have worked tirelessly for the last two and a half days to rescue our colleagues under extremely challenging conditions.
