Overview

• An elevator at a platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, suddenly dropped about 200 meters (656 feet), killing 11 workers and injuring 75.
• The incident occurred on Monday evening at the end of the workers' shift.
• Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) CEO Nico Muller described the event as 'the darkest day in the history of Implats.'
• All mining operations at the mine have been suspended pending an investigation into the cause of the accident.
• South Africa had 49 fatalities from all mining accidents in 2022, a decrease from 74 the year before.