The suspects are facing a charge of illegal mining. According to Mojapelo, six of the seven suspects are in the country illegally and they will also be charged with breaching the Immigration Act.
“The police in Driekop outside Burgersfort have arrested seven suspected illegal miners and confiscated mining equipment during an operation against illegal mining activities. Members of the established illegal mining task team pounced on a group of people busy mining chrome at Mooihoek mountains and cornered the suspects. The suspects include one South African and six foreign nationals,” Mojapelo adds.
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