An estimated 250 workers affiliated with NUM are allegedly refusing to resurface from a shaft at the mine. They’re believed to be disgruntled over wage negotiations and retrenchments at the mine.
Pretoria, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa (NUM) called on the Ministry of Mineral Resources to investigate the cause of the accident that killed 11 miners at the Impala Platinum mine.
At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to the surface failed, the worst accident