Miningmx reports that two employees were missing on Tuesday night at a Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) shaft in Rustenburg following a fall of ground.  

The platinum producer said in a statement:  “Implats confirms that a fall of ground incident occurred at Impala Rustenburg’s 1 Shaft during the morning shift of 17 May 2016.  Regrettably two employees have been reported missing.  All other employees have been safely evacuated from the working area and a search and rescue operation by mine rescue teams is underway to locate the two missing miners.”

• Read this report in full at Miningmx
• See too, Two Implats miners unaccounted for after fall of ground, at eNCA

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