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30 illegal miners were arrested on Friday (18/8) and are expected to face charges of illegal mining, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, illegal possession of gold, and conspiracy to com...
The miners were arrested during a multiple disciplinary operation to clamp down on illegal mining activities in the province. The illegal miners were arrested in the early hours of Friday at the Sc...
Maluleke said during the operation, the team managed to seize mining equipment.
Mining equipment worth more than R9m was seized from chrome and gold illegal mines in the Rustenburg area of North West province by the the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit on 27 July.
The Hawks were assisted by the Tactical Operations Management Section, National Intervention Unit, the Airwing Unit, Illegal Mining Task Team, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), and...