Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep ...

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, points out the technology capabilities of the mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue miners, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa ...

CEO of Mine Rescue Services South Africa, the private company contracted to rescue the miners. At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped ...

We could not determine the number of people that are standing there, but it was evident that people were standing around and they were in need of help to come up to the surface,” said Mannas Fourie, ...

Mannas Fourie, the CEO of Mine Rescue Services South Africa, poses for a photo during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) “I think on ...

Gas detection with CO, CO 2, and O 2 sensors from MSR-Electronic ensures safe underground mining operations in Turkey. Where are Mine Refuge Chambers Used? Mine refuge chambers are utilized in ...

I will keep that helmet forever and hang it in my house and when I am old I will show it to my grandchildren and I will tell them the story of what happened here at this mine,’ said Mkwayi. Workers ...

Rescue efforts at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where at least 78 people died, concluded on Thursday. Credit: flickr / Daniel Sallai CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Rescue operations at an illegal gold mine ...