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Tragedy Strikes: South African Miners Presumed Dead After Ekapa Mudslide
Rescue efforts at Ekapa mine focus on pumping water and drilling through mud to reach five miners trapped 890 metres underground, with 41 mining deaths recorded in 2025.
- Friday: Mantashe said five miners trapped at the Ekapa mine on Tuesday are presumed dead after a mudslide around 890 metres underground.
- Ekapa Minerals halted operations and deployed six rescue teams pumping out water and drilling to reach miners trapped by Tuesday's mud-rush at around 890 metres underground.
- Officials noted the operation is a complex exercise because of water and mud, with drilling reaching about 20 metres above the miners’ last known location and survival chances described as minimal, Mantashe said.
- An investigation will be conducted and a report submitted by David Msiza, Chief Inspector of Mines, while NUMSA and Saftu demand safety reviews and updates as five missing workers meet disaster criteria.
- Last year the sector recorded 41 deaths, its lowest-ever total, and with roughly 470 000 employed, the 'Zero Harm' campaign highlights ongoing safety efforts in the mining sector of South Africa.
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UPDATE | Five SA miners trapped for 3 days presumed dead
Five miners trapped deep in a South African diamond mine for three days are presumed dead, the mines minister said on Friday, as rescuers continued drilling to reach them. They were trapped by a mudslide early on Tuesday around 890 metres (3 000 feet) underground at the mine in Kimberley. ‘Hope to find their bodies’ “If you are away from the 17th to today in a mud rush, as a miner, I can tell you that I would easily do what I call presumption of…
Blocked for three days almost 900 metres underground, five South African miners were presumed dead after a mud flow in a Kimberley diamond mine. ...
Tragedy Strikes: South African Miners Presumed Dead After Ekapa Mudslide
Five diamond miners are presumed dead after a mudslide at the Ekapa mine in South Africa. Efforts are focused on retrieving their bodies. The incident highlights ongoing safety challenges in the mining industry despite recent improvements and historical significance in diamond mining in the region.
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