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Engineering News reports that two mineworkers have been rescued and the bodies of three have been recovered at Impala Rustenburg 6 Shaft, which suffered an underground mud-rush incident.
Search and rescue operations continued around the clock following the incident took place on Sunday. Eight search and rescue teams from Impala Rustenburg and other mining companies were engaged in clearing accumulated material in their search for the five missing employees, with the teams reaching the affected area by mid-afternoon on Monday. “It is with deep regret we report that the search and rescue teams recovered the bodies of three of our employees,” Implats advised. Two Implats employees were, however, successfully rescued from the area and transferred to hospital for treatment. “Their families are being informed. They are both in a serious but stable condition,” the Implats release indicated. All operations at Impala Rustenburg's 6 Shaft remain suspended and Implats continues to work closely with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and other stakeholders. The underground mud rush incident followed a separate incident at the 16 Shaft mining complex on Saturday, when a contract employee was fatally injured during underground drilling operations. “The impact of these events will probably permeate the entire lease area and potentially to other shafts. We will have to assess and prevent similar risks from occurring at any of the operations,” Implats CEO Nico Muller told a media conference on Monday.
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