Lily Mine collapse: Numsa calls for inquiry
Metalworkers union Numsa has called for an extensive inquiry into the Lily mine tragedy.
Ten days after the container they were in plummeted several meters, three workers remain trapped.
Numsa says any evidence of neglect must be identified.
The union's Irvin Jim says the hazardous mining conditions cannot be accepted.
"If companies were paying heavy penalties, they will make sure they prioritise workers' safety.
"The lives of these workers are made cheap," he says.
A team of geological experts on Monday advised Vantage Goldfields to not send anyone underground to attempt rescuing the trapped workers.
The mine says it will now have to consider alternative rescue operations.
Vantage Goldfields CEO Mike McChesney says: "Because we cannot get underground to assess the safety involved in getting underground, we aren't able to comment on when and how we are going to go forward."