Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) acknowledges a statement released by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) today and confirms that there is a work stoppage at the company’s 12 Shaft operation in Rustenburg.
Impala, following the news release dated 14 September, has reported that a second employee, Mr Motinyane Molefe, a drill operator, passed away in hospital yesterday afternoon. Mr Vabohlongo Baatjie, a miner, remains in a critical condition in hospital. The methane explosion took place in the conventional mining section at 14 Shaft of Implats' Rustenburg operations on Wednesday, 9 September 2009. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
Impala Platinum Holdings announced following a methane explosion which took place last week, one of their employees, Mr Bongakale Motshodi, a scraper
winch operator, passed away in hospital last night. The incident took place in the conventional mining section at No 14 Shaft at Implats' Rustenburg
operations on Wednesday, 9 September 2009. All operations have been suspended at 14 Shaft as the cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
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