The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...

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But rescue workers estimate it could be four months ... thanks to controls. However, in the Chilean mine, this risk does not appear to have been well managed, Foreback said.

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 ...

It was the beginning of discussions about how to bring the miners to the surface. It also was the first time a specially designed cage that can be lowered as deep as 3,100 meters (10,170 feet) fitted ...

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 ...