Five men and a woman arrested in connection with alleged illegal mining activities in Khuma in the North West are due to appear in the Stilfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
They were arrested on March 21 when police followed up on information. Police conducted a search that led to the discovery and confiscation of mining equipment, generators, electric motors, drills, and processed gold, together worth over R1 million.
Those arrested have been charge with illegal mining, illegal refining of gold, illegal possession of gold-bearing material, illegal possession of suspected stolen goods, and illegal possession of explosives. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is investigating the case.
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