Africa's incredible 'city of gold' with the largest goldmine in the world
Gold Fields' South Deep mine is thought to be the largest goldmine in the world by reserves, and it is also the seventh ...
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SA's porous borders contribute to proliferation of illegal mining - Mchunu
Of the 1,826 "zama zamas" or illegal miners arrested in the Vala Umgodi operation at the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, only 26 were South African. ALSO READ: Mantashe admits he has ...
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Illegal mining: More than R30m spent on police operations at Stilfontein
The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein ...
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Mantashe admits he has no sympathy for illegal miners who get trapped underground
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said it was false to claim government refused to rescue zama zamas from the Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein in the North West ...
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South Africa spent more than R30m on police operations at Stilfontein
The South African government spent just over R30 million retrieving suspects involved in illegal mining at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine in Stilfontein, North West. This was part of Operation Vala ...
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Stilfontein saga: Govt and mine owners inaction should be probed – Brett Herron
The state has also committed to ensuring adequate livelihoods where possible in communities dependent on the income from closed mining operations. However the state has argued that Buffelsfontein Gold ...
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Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground
But that tactic has been fiercely criticized by civic groups and the community, and the South African government is under scrutiny for the way it has dealt with the issue at the Buffelsfontein Gold ...