Licensed mining companies buying gold from illegal miners, research finds

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A research paper by the Bench Marks Foundation found that legitimate mining companies would buy minerals from zama zamas.

This as hundreds, and possibly thousands of illegal miners, remain underground at a disused mining shaft in Stilfontein, in the North West.Passing of artisanal and small-scale mining policy will inject billions into economy - researcher

During research into illegal mining in SA, she found that legitimate mining companies were supporting the illegal mining sector. She said that they had made several submissions for the artisanal and small-scale mining policy, which has yet to be passed into law.

 

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