Following a fatal collision on Interstate 77 South near Independence, Route 2 in Lorain County, here is an update on the traffic situation. Thursday, November 30th, 2012 According to Reuters, Johannesburg In accordance with a statement that was issued by the firm, the mines that had been closed for two days as a consequence of an accident that took place at one of Impala Platinum’s shafts and resulted in the deaths of twelve miners were reopened on Thursday.
According to Johan Theron, a spokesperson for Impala, mining operations at platinum mines in Rustenburg, which is situated in the North West region of South Africa, will progressively ramp up to full output by Monday. This information was provided by Johan Theron.
As a result of an accident that took place at its No. 11 shaft on Monday, which led to the deaths of eleven workers and the hospitalization of another seventy-five, the platinum firm that is based in Johannesburg decided to shut down the majority of its mines in South Africa.
According to Impala, a more worker had passed away as a consequence of their injuries, bringing the total number of fatalities to twelve. According to a statement made by Theron to Reuters, “The process to resume production begins today, but we will be close to normal production beginning on Monday of the following week.” There are a number of South African companies, including Impala, that are in charge of operating some of the oldest and deepest platinum mining holes in the world.
Platinum, which is utilized in systems that assist in the control of dangerous car emissions, is mostly sourced from South Africa, which is the first and foremost provider of platinum in the entire world.
According to Theron, it is anticipated that the mine where the event took place would restart operations within the first year of the next year. However, he declined to comment on how the stoppage may influence the group’s production of metals while the company was closed.
