"Normally a mine shaft when it is closed down is filled firstly ... "There is the possibility that the rubble in the shaft can settle and sink, which is why it is important to have a cap." ...

LAFAYETTE — State crews expect to fill the sinkhole that opened up in Lafayette by the end of this week, but the permanent fix — filling the mine shaft that led to the collapse in the first ...

Leading shaftsinker Cementation Mining is on site at Karee Number Four shaft to sink and construct the main and ventilation vertical shafts as part of a managed partnership with the mine's owner ...

Shaft Sinkers has been contracted to sink mine shafts for Implats at the platinum producer’s greenfield operation, in Rustenburg, to replace the shafts that will come to a close over the next ...

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC) — A coal mining shaft located along Route 60 in Midlothian is causing the surrounding area to sink. The Virginia Department of Energy has implemented a project ...

A coal mine caved in, filing the shaft and tunnel with enormous masses of earth, carrying two large houses down with it, and choking the entrance to the mine. There were several persons in the ...