The bodies of the Australian mining executives killed in a west African plane crash have been returned to their families, their company said on Saturday. Mining tycoon Ken Talbot and the rest of the board of Sundance Resources were killed when their twin turboprop smashed into dense jungle in the Congo- Brazzaville three weeks ago. The company said an aircraft carrying the bodies of executives Don Lewis, Geoff Wedlock, John Jones and Craig Oliver touched down in Perth Saturday, while the body of John Carr-Gregg arrived in Sydney. Sundance said it had been asked not to comment on the repatriation of Talbot but an Australian government spokesman confirmed all six bodies were flown out of Brazzaville on Thursday. Sundance director George Jones, who accompanied the bodies to Perth from the Republic of Congo, said: 'We will take the time to quietly mourn those friends we have lost, but also execute our deep resolve to continue their great work.' All 11 people on board the chartered plane -- six Australians, two Britons, two French and one US national -- died when it went down 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the small mining town of Yangadou. The wreckage of the CASA C-212 Aviocar aircraft was found two days later near the border with Gabon following a search involving French military aircraft and officials from Congo and Cameroon. 