An alternative exit route was used to safely evacuate miners in Rustenburg, minister of mineral resources Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday, as he commended Sibanye's rescue team for helping 1,800 workers who spent hours underground.
In a midnight update, Sibanye-Stillwater confirmed 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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