Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will visit Gloria coal mine in Middleburg, Mpumalanga today, to receive a progress report on rescue efforts for 22 people believed to be trapped underground.

Details of the Minister’s visit are as follows:

Date:            Friday, 15 February 2019

Time:           09:00

Venue:         Koornfontein Gloria Mine, Van Dyk drift, Middleburg, Mpumalanga Province (Next to Komati power station)

For media enquiries, contact:

Nathi David Shabangu ‪073 852 1922 (Media Liaison Officer – Ministry)

Ayanda Shezi ‪082 308 1586 (Head of Communications)

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Issued by the Department of Mineral Resources