JOHANNESBURG – Recovery workers will now begin digging to reach the container trapped at the Lily Mine via a new entrance, but this could take up to six months. 

Vantage Goldfields and Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane have held a briefing in Pretoria, saying experts from around the world inspected the mine.

It’s been over a month since the container, with three workers inside, was buried during a rock collapse.  

The recovery mission was halted earlier this month for the drilling of a second evacuation hole near the container, but Vantage Goldfields Chief Executive Officer Mike McChesney says experts have recommended a new point of entry.

“This incident was much bigger and more complex than we had originally anticipated.”
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