Illegal mining
3 suspects arrested for illegal mining in Limpopo
Police say they have seen a surge in unlicensed mining since the easing of level 3 lockdown restrictions.
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Hawks clamp down on illegal mining in Limpopo
Four men were arrested on Thursday at in Burgersdorp during a joint operation between the Hawks and the national intervention unit.
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NUM, Minerals Council call for special police unit to deal with illegal mining
Illegal miners extract billions of rand worth of minerals from closed mines, while the industry was complaining of a siege by armed robbers who storm operations regularly.
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10 arrested over murders of illegal miners in Matholeville
Two suspects were wounded and police seized two unlicensed firearms while arresting the group.
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Two illegal Zimbabwe miners die in gold mine collapse, 20 trapped - media
The newspaper quoted a Civil Protection Unit (CPU) official in Kwekwe district, 200 km south-west of the capital Harare, saying a rescue team had found two bodies but was yet to start rescuing the trapped miners.
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After 7 bodies found on N12, SAPS, DMR to team up to curb illegal mining
National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole said they had deployed high-risk forces in areas known to be rife with illegal mining.
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NC police monitor Sanddrif after 8 injured in protests over illegal mining
Provincial police spokesperson captain Sergio Kock said a mining truck was damaged during the demonstrations.
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20 suspected illegal miners arrested in Roodepoort
That brings to 30 the total of arrests since the intelligence-driven operations targeting illicit mining in the area commenced a week ago.
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Send in the troops: Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining
Deploying soldiers to clear tens of thousands of illegal informal miners from mining concessions is a new approach by the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Springbok's illegal diamond miners
Ricky Bock (48) from Carolusberg is one of Springbok's illegal diamond miners. He'd given up on finding a job in the economically depressed Northern Cape before finding out that the risk of illegal mining was worth the money.
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24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine - report
Artisanal mining is not banned outright in Zimbabwe and is largely unregulated.
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Gloria Coal Mine rescue efforts halted over safety concerns
Six people died on Wednesday during an explosion underground while a group of suspected criminals were allegedly stealing copper cables at a shaft at the abandoned mine.
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Death toll in Mpumalanga mine gas explosion rises to 6
Twenty-two men remain missing underground following a gas explosion on Wednesday.
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City of Joburg accused of overstating threat posed by illegal mining
Chief researcher at the Bench Marks Foundation David van Wyk says that the problem is too complex to blame zama zamas.
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Police probe deaths of 2 illegal miners in unused mine
It’s understood police were informed that the miners were trapped underground on Saturday and initiated a rescue operation with the local community.
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Mpumalanga police clamp down on illegal mining
On Wednesday, four illegal miners were handcuffed while two of them were shot dead during a standoff with police.
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2 involved in illegal mining, possession of explosives due in Boksburg court
The suspects were arrested yesterday at the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg
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Sibanye says clears most illegal miners from gold shafts
According to data provided to Reuters by Sibanye, it made 797 arrests in 2017 linked to illegal mining at its Cooke operations and 1,383 overall.
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Family of murdered East Rand women moved to safe house
The women were murdered, and another seriously wounded, at an informal settlement near Daveyton on the East Rand.
