Hundreds of workers remain underground at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg after a "shaft incident" occurred at Sibanye ...

Murray Macnab, Group Executive Technical Director at United Mining Services (UMS) and a shaft sinking ... developing an underground mine. Consequently, there are more open-pit mines in the world ...

Historically, the type of mining method has been determined by what the orebody could support economically. If an open-cast pit mine could ... extent that entire shafts can be sunk without a lost-time ...

In complex shaft sinking and mine development ... commitment to safety With many open pit mines in Southern Africa reaching maturity, the scope for underground mining promises to create new ...

Families Gather at South African Mine Shaft Where Hundreds Are Feared Stuck Underground By Thando Hlophe ... community members stood around the rocky entrance on Friday where a pulley had been ...

"Free our Brothers," and shouting that family members have been trapped underground for months. Just outside the mine's entrance, several woman have been cooking food in large pots to offer to any ...