By Sogeyinbo Abdulrahmon Olabanji (SIWES student, Gate Way ICT Polytechnic)
An elevator, transporting over 80 employees at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mine, plummeted uncontrollably, resulting in 11 fatalities and 75 injuries.
The company attributes the incident to an unexpected descent, halted by safety mechanisms.
Implats CEO Nico Muller expressed deep sorrow, and rescue operations, transferring injured workers to local hospitals, have concluded.
As investigations unfold, all mine operations are temporarily halted. This devastating event adds to the grim history of mine accidents in South Africa, the leading global platinum producer.
