The miners were stuck underground after the hoist system used to access a shaft at the Kloof gold mine - one of Sibanye’s deepest, situated about 60 km (37 miles) west of Johannesburg - was damaged in an accident on Thursday.
“Fortunately there were no fatalities or injuries,“ he said. “But for ... 24 hours people were not eating or drinking anything. This is not adequate. Some have chronic diseases,“ he said.
But relatives of those still in the mine expressed shock and worry that their loved ones remained underground.
“I just want to tell the management or whoever is in charge: I just want my husband out alive,“ she screamed at the top of her voice.
“The remaining 181 employees ... have been provided with food and will be hoisted to the surface as soon as safety to hoist is confirmed,“ the company said in a statement.
Johannesburg-based Sibanye is among only a few South African miners squeezing profits from some of the world’s deepest and costliest gold mines. Sibanye is digging for gold at depths of about 3,200 meters (about 2 miles) at the Kloof 7 shaft.
Mining accidents are not uncommon in South Africa, where many abandoned mines have been taken over by informal diggers.
Earlier this year, at least 78 bodies were pulled from an illegal gold mine after police cut off food and water supplies for months in an attempt to crack down on illegal mining activity.
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