An alternative exit route was used to safely evacuate miners in Rustenburg, minister of mineral resources Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday
In a midnight update, Sibanye-Stillwater confirmed that all employees were safely brought to surface at its Thembelani shaft on Tuesday night.
"Further inspections on the shaft infrastructure below 15th level will follow now that all employees have been accounted for."
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