11 DEAD, SCORES INJURED AFTER SOUTH AFRICAN MINE ELEVATOR PLUMMETS 650 FEET
The mine operator said that 50 workers remained hospitalized, with eight of them in critical care.
A general view of the 11 shaft at Impala Platinum mine near Rustenburg on November 28, 2023. (Phil Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)
Impala Platinum and the South African government announced an investigation into what mine officials called a highly unusual tragedy.
The commercial elevator brought 86 employees to the surface when it suddenly fell back into the shaft, which is about 1/2 mile deep. The Rustenburg mine in the north of the country was the world’s largest platinum producer last year. South Africa is by far the largest platinum-producing country in the world.
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Impala Platinum said it would hold a day of remembrance on Wednesday, when it would release the names of the workers who died.