Metals
  • Gold$3,993.62/oz0.00%
  • Silver$53.90/oz+0.02%
  • Platinum$1,552.00/oz0.00%
  • Palladium$1,046.50/oz0.00%
  • Copper$6.48/lb0.00%
  • Aluminium$3,047/t+0.01%
  • Nickel$15,870/t+0.13%
  • Zinc$3,744/t−0.09%
  • Lead$1,895/t−0.49%
  • Lithium$14,542/t−0.04%
  • Cobalt$23.11/lb0.00%
  • Uranium$90.10/lb+0.02%
Indicative · 08:22 UTC · Prices by MetalCharts
Africa

Dramatic rescue operation frees 15 trapped miners in

On Sunday, 15 Zimbabwean miners who had actually become caught underground a few days earlier were released. The miners were taken out of a below ground shaft at Redwing Mine in Zimbabwe after they had fallen in on Thursday. The mine lies 270 km (167.77 miles) west of the capital Harare.

Africa & Middle East
Dramatic rescue operation frees 15 trapped miners in
Rescue Operationat Redwing Mine, Zimbabwe
  • 15 Zimbabwean miners saved after being trapped underground at Redwing Mine for a number of days.
  • Metallon Gold points out unstable terrain as an obstacle, postponing the rescue effort.
  • Video clip footage on social media sites captures the extreme moments of the effective rescue procedure.

According to Nick Mangwana, a federal government spokesperson, every miner entraped, made it out alive. “All miners were rescued alive,” he simply stated.

Metallon Gold, the company that owns Redwing, stated that the rescue effort had to be lengthened as a result of unstable surface, as seen in Reuters.

” The group has actually made several rescue efforts. Nonetheless, the ground continues to be unsteady, rendering rescue procedures harmful. Our groups are diligently examining ground conditions to see to it the rescue procedures proceed safely asap,” Metallon claimed, quickly after information damaged of the miners being trapped.

Related News

On Friday, authorities reported that eleven subsistence mine workers had actually been entraped in a below ground shaft after the ground under the Redwing Mine fell down.

The initial account shows that the incident happened beforehand Friday, and the record suggested that earth tremblings might have caused the quake.

A video on X, previously referred to as Twitter reveals snippets of the rescue. The video likewise shows the alleviation of the rescued sufferers. Given that the mine was put under corporate rescue in 2020, subsistence miners have actually conducted unapproved work at Redwing, the company mentioned.

About the author

Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

Skillings Newsroom

News from the Skillings Mining Review newsroom, compiled from company filings, regulatory announcements, government releases and market data, and edited by the Skillings editorial team.


More from Skillings