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So far, 12 illegal miners have been retrieved and brought to the surface by community volunteers.

The rescue operation led by community volunteers in Khuma near Stilfontein to retrieve illegal miners at Shaft 11 in one of the disused mines in the area, will resume on Monday. This as the operation has been suspended for today.Stilfontein Mine | Miner details horrific ordeal during Saturday’s retrieval:

Meanwhile, some locals at Stilfontein say a false narrative of illegal mining taking place in the area is being spread. Molebogeng Matebesi, a compliance officer at the Greater Stilfontein Socio-Economic Empowerment Foundation, elaborates: “Let me just correct the deceived story. The foundation was formed in 2021- where we are here at, it’s our jurisdiction, it’s in there in the map.

 

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