Hopes, prayers for trapped miners

07/02/2015 Members of various churchs, family members and colleagues and of the missing three mine workers gather near the entrace to Vantage Goldfields Lily Mine to pray for the trio's return. Rescue mission continued for the third day after a collapse occured at the mine. Picture: Phill Magakoe

07/02/2015 Members of various churchs, family members and colleagues and of the missing three mine workers gather near the entrace to Vantage Goldfields Lily Mine to pray for the trio's return. Rescue mission continued for the third day after a collapse occured at the mine. Picture: Phill Magakoe

Published Feb 8, 2016

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Johannesburg - Management at Lily Gold Mine on Monday said the rescue team has established “audio communication”, raising hope that the three trapped miners were still alive.

In a news bulletin on 702 Talk Radio, mine management said rescuers had heard “audible” sounds on Sunday that indicated the miners, who have been trapped since Friday, were alive.

Read: Trapped miners have emergency packs, lights

It was reported on Friday that the main crown pillar collapsed into the underground open stopes, trapping dozens of miners at the mine owned by Vantage Goldfields Limited at the start of the morning shift.

By lunch time on Friday, all of the 87 miners who had been working underground at the mine when the collapse occurred near the entrance had been safely brought to the surface.

However, three mine workers were reported missing.

Rescue efforts began on Friday.

ANA

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