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TimesLIVE reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on all stakeholders to assist the chief inspector of mines in the investigation into the deaths on Monday of 11 miners at Rustenburg’s Impala Platinum mine shaft 11.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya indicated that the probe would be conducted in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act. Ramaphosa expressed sadness at the deaths and injuries affecting colleagues at the mine in North West. The accident, which involved the conveyance transporting the miners to the surface from underground, left at least 75 employees injured. “The 11 shaft personnel conveyance was hoisting employees to surface at the end of their shift. At 4.54pm, the conveyance unexpectedly started descending. Its rapid descent was stopped by the conveyance counterweight becoming trapped by the jack catches,” Implats reported. All mining operations at Impala Rustenburg were suspended on Tuesday. The company confirmed that 75 employees involved in Monday's shaft accident remained hospitalised, 14 of whom were in a critical condition.
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