Business Report writes that the families of three mineworkers trapped underground at Vantage Goldfields’ Lily Gold Mine near Barberton since February have given up hope of the retrieval of their relatives’ mortal remains.  This comes after another attempt to retrieve their bodies by Mine Rescue Services revealed the 600m rescue shaft and the original ventilation shaft had deteriorated, making it unsafe to enter.  

One of the relatives stated:  “We are going to wait for the container to be brought to the surface before believing in anything.  For now, we don’t think our family members will be retrieved.”

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