The Mine

Near Kimberly, Northern Cape, South Africa, Jono Kanyah, a young African awakens in terrible pain. He is in a small dark chamber in the Klaakenheim mine, rumoured to be haunted and dangerous and one of many abandoned privately owned mines surrounding Kimberly. His quest to find the worlds rarest and most valuable red diamond, has left him badly injured and unable to escape. His face is smashed and his body is broken. He slowly remembers the explosion and how he got there. His beautiful, pregnant new bride Daisy, has no idea where he is.

During flashbacks and sinking in and out of consciousness, he becomes aware that he is not alone in the dusty chamber. There in the corner is the ghostly apparition of a miner. His terror mounts as the thing begins to communicate with him - mocking him and screaming at him to get to work. The ghoul raises a hammer and begins a hellish banging - torturing Jono to the point of madness.

A small group of rescuers find, but are unable to retrieve, the bodies of two of Jono’s friends as Daisy arrives at the entrance. She asks if Jono is in the mine and sinks in despair as she is told that there are bodies down there. On the point of giving up the rescue team discover Jono after following the strange sound of banging noises. He is rushed to Kimberly hospital and Daisy collapses in relief when she learns he will live. Daisy is allowed to sit by his bedside but not to expect him to talk with his broken face. His recovery will be long. but she tells him she will work for her new family and look after him. Jono gives a faint smile and slowly opens his mouth and retrieves a huge red diamond.