South Africa''s Illegal Gold Mines VICE
In the 1970s, South Africa was the world''s most prolific exporter of gold. Over the years, industrial decline has seen widespread closures of the mines across the ...
In the 1970s, South Africa was the world''s most prolific exporter of gold. Over the years, industrial decline has seen widespread closures of the mines across the ...
Oct 09, 2013· Why illegal gold miners in South Africa risk their lives underground in disused mine shafts in Johannesburg searching for gold dust.
The truth about South Africa''s illegal mining industry ... An illegal miner in South Africa. ... Children work as surface miners, rock crushers, transporters and gold ...
Jul 02, 2014· Analysis On 22 June, four suspected illegal miners were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head at a gold mine near .
Off the main road behind a car repair shop, Andile Jeremi slipped down a hole in the ground into an abandoned 100yearold mine that helped make South Africa rich.
In 2014, 21 illegal miners died in the mine on a single day. ... South Africa''s formal gold sector still churns out about 4 billion in revenue every year.
Due to socioeconomic problems such as growing unemployment and poverty rates in South Africa, there has been rise in illegal gold mining. The Daily Sun recently ...
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Every year thousands of poor illegal miners, known as zamazamas, risk their lives in South Africa''s abandoned gold mines. Many die in the process and most are at the ...
This article, first published on Bloomberg and written by journalist Kevin Crowley, investigates the illegal mining trade which is prevalent in South Africa.
Illegal gold mining has plagued South Africa''s mining companies for decades, robbing the industry and state coffers of billions of rand through smalltime pilfering as ...
The bodies of five illegal miners are found near a disused gold mine in South Africa west of Johannesburg, emergency workers say.
Bodies of 25 Illegal Miners Recovered from Abandoned South African Gold Shaft . ... Illegal gold mining has plagued South Africa''s mining companies for decades, ...
Illegal gold mining in South Africa worth over R7 billion a year. Gold''s high value, ... Illegal gold mining on SibanyeStillwater mines ...
Mining industry of South Africa ... First Uranium, and Peninsula Energy own or control most of the uraniumfromgold mining processing plants in South Africa. ...
The inside story of South Africa''s illegal mining boom ... Since 2012 more than 300 illegal miners ... He said Welkom‚ the epicentre of South Africa''s gold mining ...
CAPE TOWN: Illegal miners in South Africa are swallowing unrefined gold and platinum in condoms as a new tactic to avoid arrest for smuggling that is costing the ...
Authorities estimate there are about 14,000 people currently involved in illegal mining in the country.
Mar 09, 2016· South Africa''s Illegal Gold Mines ... Discovery Channel South Africa''s Mponeng Gold Mine Build ... A documentary film on illegal mining in ...
A rescue operation is under way in South Africa to reach illegal miners trapped underground since Saturday, amid claims that more than 200 people were underground ...
In the 1970s, South Africa was the world''s most prolific exporter of gold. Over the years, industrial decline has seen widespread closures of the mines acr
Illegal mining is on the rise in South Africa and presents ... as illegal miners are known in South Africa, ... While the resale of gold jewellery by nonVAT ...
Eleven illegal miners were rescued in South Africa on Sunday night after being trapped underground, apparently by a rival gang intent on stealing their gold. The ...
Desperation and death beneath South Africa''s ''City of Gold'' as illegal miners risk it all for a better life