“The Mobile Mines Rescue Winder (MMRW) performed flawlessly and ... months in shafts 10 and 11 of the former Buffelsfontein Gold Mine at Stilfontein. The mine had closed in 2013 when its ...

Rescuers use a mobile rescue winder during a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, South Africa, on Jan. 13, 2025. [Xinhua] A total of 246 survivors and ...

one of the miners who was trapped inside Elandstrand New Mine, north of Johannesburg. "No one died so we are happy." A slow and deliberate rescue operation was underway but it was expected to take ...

Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue. To help him turnaround the operations, Freddy has teamed up with expert mechanic and fellow Gold Rush miner Juan Ibarra. At each location, the mining duo will use their ...