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Website. www.implats.co.za. Impala Platinum Holdings Limited or Implats is a South African holding company that owns several companies which operate mines that produce platinum and platinum group metals, as well as nickel, copper and cobalt. Its most significant mine is the Impala mine in the North West province of South Africa.
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] Eleven miners were killed on the scene and 75 injured, with a 12th and 13th miners dying later in hospital. [2] The elevator was stopped from falling further by ...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Impala Platinum on Tuesday temporarily halted operations at its Rustenburg mining complex in South Africa after 11 workers died and 75 were injured in what the CEO said was ...
The Impala mine is a large platinum mine located near Rustenburg in the North West Province of South Africa. Impala represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 68.9 million oz of platinum. [2] The mine produces around 800,000 oz of platinum/year. [2]
Leading mining company Impala Platinum describes the accident as the "darkest day" in its history.
The mine shaft is approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) deep. South Africa is the world's largest producer of platinum. The Impala Rustenburg mine has nine shafts and was the world's largest ...
On 15 November 2014 workers at South Africa's major platinum producers – Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum, and Lonmin – went on strike demanding that wages be immediately doubled. However, after five months of striking they settled for a more modest pay increase spread over three years. It was the longest and most expensive strike ...
Opened. 2002 [2] Owner. Company. Implats - 73%. 3 BEE partners - 27% [2] The Marula Mine is a platinum mine located in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is in the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, approximately 35km north-west of Burgersfort. The operation comprises two decline shaft systems which are used to access the UG2 reef.