
Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, inspects the mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue miners, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, speaks during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, points out the technology capabilities of the mobile rescue winder that was used to rescue miners, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, watches on as new trainees perform a rescue task, during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Mannas Fourie, the CEO of Mine Rescue Services South Africa, poses for a photo during an interview in Carletonville, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)