Posted on 02/02/2018 6:57:01 AM PST by sodpoodle
Durban, South Africa - Some 955 gold miners were rescued on Friday morning after being trapped underground for more than 24 hours following a power cut. They resurfaced unharmed, but some were suffering from dehydration and blood pressure issues. They had been stuck a kilometre underground at the Sibanye Stillwater Beatrix Mine in Welkom for two nights and were finally rescued when the power returned to the mine.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
Sounds like a pretty low-grade rescue to me — the power came back on and they took the elevator up out of the mine.
I wonder if anyone though to fill the elevator car with food, water and medical supplies before they sent it down for the first time?
From the article:
South Africa has some of the deepest mines in the world, reaching depths of 4km.
Unions have long accused mining companies of poor wages and skimping on health and safety standards.
In August 2017, five mineworkers died when sections of a gold mine collapsed.
There were at least 76 fatalities in South African mines in 2017, following 73 deaths in 2016.
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Paying for gold with blood, sweat and tears.
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