Ekapa Minerals and Ekapa Resources were placed in provisional liquidation on 3 March, following a catastrophic mud rush at the Du Toitspan Joint Shaft on 17 February. Marius van Tonder has been appointed interim business rescue practitioner. Numsa says it initially approached management with a business rescue proposal in the interests of saving the company and jobs, but says this was rejected. Read more ‘Ticking timebomb’: Abandoned mines threaten sinkholes and earthquakeBut the high court found enough evidence to give the mine an opportunity to undergo business rescue. Ekapa Minerals, which is responsible for surface operations and employs the workforce, has been placed in business rescue.