Impala Platinum mine shaft accident

Impala Platinum mine shaft accident

Date	27 November 2023
Location	Rustenburg, South Africa
Cause	Falling mine elevator
Casualties
13 dead, 73 injured

An elevator accident occurred on 27 November 2023 at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, when an ascending mine elevator fell 200 m down the number 11 shaft.^[1] Thirteen miners were killed, 11 on the scene and two dying in hospital later, and 73 were injured.^[2] The elevator was stopped from falling further by its impacting with a platform within the shaft,^{[citation needed]} resulting in a sudden stop which led to the fatalities.^[3][4][5][6]

See also

• Vaal Reefs mining disaster, a 1995 mine elevator accident in South Africa which was the world's worst, with a death toll of 104.

References

1. McKay, David (27 November 2023). "Eleven miners killed, 75 injured in Implats Rustenburg accident". Mining Mx.
2. Clowes, William (30 November 2023). "Implats to restart platinum mine after death of 13 workers". News24.
3. "Update Following Impala Rustenburg 11 Shaft Incident" (PDF). Implats. 28 November 2023.
4. Stoddard, Ed (28 November 2023). "Implats says 11 miners killed, 75 in hospital after conveyance cage tragedy in Rustenburg". Daily Maverick.
5. Stoddard, Ed; Banda, Michelle (29 November 2023). "Failure of emergency protocol led to death of 11 Implats miners after 'rapid descent' of conveyance cage". Daily Maverick.
6. Williams, Georgia (1 February 2024). "Impala's Shaft 11 set to reopen, operations resume after tragic incident". Mining Magazine.