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AFP reports that Impala Platinum (Implats) announced on Sunday that five mineworkers were missing following a mudslide at a platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg.
Seven employees were working at the bottom of a shaft at the mine in Rustenburg, "when the area became inundated as a result of a mud rush," Implats indicated in a statement. Two of the workers escaped with minor injuries. The platinum producer said search and rescue teams were still searching for the missing workers.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard at Fin24
- Read too, Implats searching for five miners following ‘mud rush’ at foot of Rustenburg 6 shaft, at Miningmx
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