Families of Lily Mine victims hope for closure as ActionSA calls for fresh investigation into tragedy

JOHANNESBURG - The families of the three miners killed in the Lily Mine tragedy are holding on to hopes for closure as ActionSA piles pressure on lawmakers.

This after ActionSA wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, calling for Parliament to launch a new investigation into the saga.

It’s been over eight years since part of Goldfield’s Lily Mine collapsed, trapping three people.

An inquest into the collapse found that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, police and the mine owners failed to prevent the circumstances that led to the mine tragedy.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said that not enough had been done to hold them accountable.

"The families have been camping outside the mine now for six years, so you can imagine these three families have not only lost their loved ones but their lives have been disrupted. They are not going to move offsite until that container has been retrieved. And if there’s anyone out there that feels uncomfortable, unfortunately, we are going to pursue this matter so that the three families can get a proper burial for their loved ones."