Lily mine
Lily Mine families oppose Vantage Goldfields’ move to reopen mine
Former workers and family members claimed the CEO of Vantage Goldfields, Mike McChesney, wanted the mine to operate from next year and promised to compensate...
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Lily Mine families back legal challenge to get worker’s remains retrieved
Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda were trapped underground following a tremor that collapsed part of the mine in Mpumalanga in February 2016.
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Govt lied about retrieving Lily Mine container, says Mashaba
Over four years ago three mineworkers – Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda – were trapped underground after a tremor.
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Lily Mine families want prosecutions over failure to retrieve workers’ remains
A shaft collapse in February 2016 left Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule, and Yvonne Mnisi trapped in a container.
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Families of miners trapped in Lily Mine hope ConCourt challenge brings closure
Attempts to retrieve their bodies were abandoned for safety reasons but the families believe it is possible.
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Lily Mine families get a breakthrough
The families said progress was made in the litigation against the mine’s management.
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Govt let us down because we’re poor, say Lily Mine families
Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyarende and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped when a container disappeared below the surface.
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Undocumented foreign national arrested after 2 illegal miners die at Lily Mine
The undocumented Mozambican national, who was found to be in possession of dagga, will also face charge of trespassing after two bodies were recovered from a non-operating shaft at the mine.
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Police probe death of two illegal miners at Lily Mine
It's understood the pair was found in a shaft at the non-operating mine on Thursday.
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Lily Mine families have renewed hope of finding trapped mineworkers
The families told Eyewitness News about the two access tunnels that were allegedly not mentioned by mine management.
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Families suspend search for trapped Lily Mine workers
Efforts to rescue them at the time failed and the mine suspended recovery efforts, saying it didn't have enough money.
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Families vow to retrieve bodies from Lily mine despite arrest threats
The operation began on Monday, with family members and co-workers going underground to assess the situation.
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Lily Mine promises to recover remains of workers
Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyarende were trapped underground in a metal structure during a massive ground collapse exactly three years ago.
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Mineral Resources Dept to support efforts to find trapped Lily Mine workers
Today marks exactly three years since Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi fell into a sinkhole at the Mpumalanga mine.
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Amcu: 'Govt has failed families of Lily Mine victims'
Amcu says the government has failed to show that they prioritise the lives of the workers by leaving the bodies of the deceased miners underground for so many years.
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Amcu welcomes plans to reopen Lily, Barbrook mines
The two mines were forced to shut their doors after a section collapsed in 2016, trapping three employees underground.
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NUM: Govt has failed to hold firm to account for Lily Mine tragedy
Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a lamp room in a container underground when a pillar collapsed and buried them with soil and rocks in 2016.
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Families of trapped Lily Mine workers to gather for remembrance ceremony
Today marks exactly two years since Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a lamp room in a container underground.
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Lily Mine: Cosatu welcomes compensation to victims’ families
Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyerende were trapped in a container more than 15 months ago.
