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STILFONTEIN, NORTH WEST — The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, is expected to visit the Stilfontein mine, where over 4000 zama zamas remain underground without food or water.. Mchunu to visit Stilfontein mine. According to SABC News, Mchunu announced after residents of the Stilfontein community mounted their rescue mission.Over 4000 zama …
Images from shaft 10 in Stilfontein were the 14 Zama zamas came out of on Sunday night. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/ Eyewitness News. STILFONTEIN - Twenty more illegal miners have resurfaced in ...
The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (Macua) says the illegal miners who have emerged from Shaft 12 at the Stilfontein mine, have indicated that there are bodies underground.. This as more illegal miners have resurfaced from the shaft in the North West mine today.. Macua's national coordinator, Meshack Mbangula, says they spoke to the two groups …
Stilfontein was established in 1949 as a residential centre for three large gold mines: the Hartebeesfontein, Buffelsfontein, and Stilfontein mines. In May 1949, two shafts (Charles and Margaret) [2] were sunk and it was this success at Stilfontein that inspired the opening up of the Hartebeesfontein and Buffelsfontein mines. The Margaret shaft at the Stilfontein mine was the …
This is the Mining Right for the Buffeslfontein Mine which is part of Simmer & Jack Mines Ltd Buffelsfontein gold mining complex east of Klerksdorp and it consists of the former Hartebeestfontein and Buffelsfontein gold mines, 11 shafts and two gold plants in total, as well as the newly acquired Stilfontein mine.
gold mining companies with mines in the Klerksdorp – Orkney – Stilfontein – Hartebeesfontein (KOSH) basin of North-West Province. The mines (which, for convenience, I shall designate by reference to the names of the companies responsible for their operation) are Stilfontein, Buffelsfontein, Hartebeesfontein, Harmony and Anglogold.
The pumping of underground water at Margaret shaft is the reason why gold mining can continue in the KOSH area, since more than 80% of water pumped for dewatering underground workings, is pumped from the Margaret shaft. …
As the clampdown continued, another group of zama zamas became trapped in an abandoned mine ten kilometres south of Margaret Shaft. Formerly known as Buffelsfontein, it was closed down in 2013 and demolished the following year. ... One of the abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein where zama zamas descend to mine for gold. Photo: Kimon de Greef.
Relatives of trapped miners and community members wait near the entrance of a mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West Province of South Africa, Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua) ... when over 50 illegal miners emerged from the relatively "safe" Margaret shaft, reporting that others were still underground. He noted that the trapped ...
Over 500 illegal miners were handcuffed at the Margaret shaft in Stilfontein. They resurfaced from the gold mine over the weekend following a three-day operation.
As the clampdown continued, another group of zama zamas became trapped in an abandoned mine ten kilometres south of Margaret Shaft. Formerly known as Buffelsfontein, it was closed down in 2013 and demolished the following year. ... One of the abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein where zama zamas descend to mine for gold. Photo: Kimon de Greef ...
Fifty-five more illegal miners have resurfaced from mine shafts in Stilfontein in North West since last Monday, bringing to 1,259 the number who have resurfaced since August 18.
In September, police surrounded the site in Stilfontein, including Shafts 10 (also called Margaret) and 11, which are approximately three to five kilometres (1.9 – 3.1 miles) from each other on ...
North West police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone: "Twenty illegal miners resurfaced today at Margaret Shaft. They consist of 10 Lesotho, six Zimbabwe and four …
The Bench Marks Foundation is concerned about the unconstitutional action and the consequent unfolding humanitarian crisis over the last two weeks at Margaret shaft in Orkney in the North West...
In the past two weeks, nearly 1,200 zama zamas have surfaced and been arrested in Stilfontein. The majority of these miners travelled up and out of the mines via a …
A total of 20 more illegal miners resurfaced from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in North West on Wednesday afternoon. The 20 illegal miners resurfaced from Margaret Shaft of the abandoned ...
Inspired by the Minister, some xenophobic members of the public have callously called on the government to put cement slabs on the Margaret shaft and kill all the estimated …
Community members are searched by South African police before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with unlicensed miners underground in Stilfontein, in South Africa's …
History. Stilfontein was established in 1949 as a residential centre for three large gold mines: the Hartebeesfontein, Buffelsfontein, and Stilfontein mines. In May 1949, two shafts (Charles and Margaret) [2] were sunk and it was this success at Stilfontein that inspired the opening up of the Hartebeesfontein and Buffelsfontein mines. The Margaret shaft at the …
Stilfontein Gold Mining Company (SGM) was one of a few remaining ... Margaret shaft at which a daily volume of water needed to be pumped in order to prevent the water from becoming polluted as well as to prevent the flooding of shafts, and consequential loss of property and life for mines situated at a lower gradient. It appeared that SGM was
The majority of these miners travelled up and out of the mines via a transport elevator at Margaret Shaft, one of the few operational shafts in the town. The mine, founded in 1949, has not ...
The Margaret shaft at Stilfontein mine was the first concrete headgear ever to be erected in South Africa. Only materials and skills sourced in the area were used to build the structure. It's the hometown of popular musicians Lesego and Bucie.
JOHANNESBURG - More illegal miners continue to surface from an abandoned shaft in Klerksdorp in the North West. It follows a Vala Mgodi operation that stopped their supply of food. Almost 600 have ...
Police in the North West say an additional 440 suspected illegal miners have emerged from the underground Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein. This brings the number of emerged miners to almost 700 since the weekend. ... Recent police action blocked critical supply routes to the mine, leaving those underground without essential provisions such as ...
According to police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone, the miners emerged from Margaret Shaft at around 9 am. "We can confirm that 20 illegal miners resurfaced on Wednesday.
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to …
The majority of these miners travelled up and out of the mines via a transport elevator at Margaret Shaft, one of the few operational shafts in the town. The mine, founded in 1949, has not produced any gold in 30 years but now functions as a pump station for groundwater that inundates surviving mines in the area.
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Because the miners entered the shaft in Stilfontein deliberately, desperate to retrieve gold or mineral residues, the authorities have taken a hard line, blocking food and water supplies.
