BREAKING: Mudslide traps workers 890 metres underground in Kimberley

Search for five trapped miners at Ekapa Mine continues

Details surrounding the search and rescue operation for five workers trapped underground at Ekapa Mine in Kimberley remain unclear following a mud rush in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The Ekapa Mining operation confirmed in a statement that five employees were unaccounted for after the incident. The company said it had notified the families of the missing workers. Emergency response procedures were activated immediately after the mud rush…

BREAKING: Mudslide traps workers 890 metres underground in Kimberley

Minerals Council steps in to help find miners trapped in mud-rush at Ekapa

The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) has sent a team to the Ekapa diamond mine in Kimberley following a mud-rush incident that has left five mineworkers trapped. Read more...

Five trapped in Kimberley mine mudslide

from LIESBET LOUW in KimberleyNorthern Cape BureauKIMBERLEY, (CAJ News) – THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called for urgent intervention after a catastrophic mudslide at Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa left five workers trapped underground in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The accident occurred shortly after the start of the morning shift when a section of mud and debris reportedly collapsed, engulfing an ar…

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Details surrounding the search and rescue operation for five Ekapa Mine workers trapped underground following a mud rush in the early hours of Tuesday morning remain unclear. The Kimberley-based mine said in a statement after the incident that five workers were unaccounted for and that their families had been notified. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has called on mine management to provide detailed updates on the resc…

Ekapa Mine Mudslide: 5 Miners Remain Trapped, NUM Calls For Urgent Rescue

Kimberley – At least five miners remain trapped at Ekapa Mine in Kimberley after a mudslide. The company said the “mud rush” occurred in the morning on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, and several employees remained unaccounted for. A massive search and rescue operation was currently underway. Rescue teams were already underground, the company said.   Reacting to the incident, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said it was deeply distressed follo…