AI funding set to bring mining into 21st century
Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences
Illegal Mining South Africa
Survivors, corpses pulled from Stilfontein mine in ongoing operation
Since the start of operations to clear the mine, explosives, firearms, R52.49 million in cash, refined gold and gold-bearing material has been seized
Illegal mining proliferates when the state fails to issue closure certificates and regulate compliance
The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy
