Gold Mine in South Africa landslide, 115 victims Not Found.
Johannesburg - A South African gold mines sudden landslides. More than 100 people missing in the incident.
Association spokesman and the United Mine Workers Construction (AMCU) Manzini Zungu said about 115 miners trapped underground after Makonjwaan Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga province, a landslide on Friday around 08:40 local time.
"At the moment not yet clear what caused the disaster," Zungu said as reported by Reuters on Friday (05/02/2016).
The mine is located about 360 kilometers east of Johannesburg.
ER24 rescue agency spokesman said that so far 49 miners have been successfully removed from the underground. They suffered only minor injuries.
The area of the mines in South Africa is known as one of the most dangerous in the world. But the level of fatalities in the industry has declined, due to the improvement of safety practices and the reduction of the workforce, as falling production.
Association spokesman and the United Mine Workers Construction (AMCU) Manzini Zungu said about 115 miners trapped underground after Makonjwaan Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga province, a landslide on Friday around 08:40 local time.
"At the moment not yet clear what caused the disaster," Zungu said as reported by Reuters on Friday (05/02/2016).
The mine is located about 360 kilometers east of Johannesburg.
ER24 rescue agency spokesman said that so far 49 miners have been successfully removed from the underground. They suffered only minor injuries.
The area of the mines in South Africa is known as one of the most dangerous in the world. But the level of fatalities in the industry has declined, due to the improvement of safety practices and the reduction of the workforce, as falling production.
