About 70% of all arrested illegal miners are illegal immigrants,
according to the Chamber of Mines. The DMR said that most of these are
from Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Mozambique.
While the zama zamas
(illegal miners) will risk going deep into both abandoned and
operational mines, other ‘artisanal’ miners scour deserted or unwanted
sites for minerals on the surface.
The most popular commodities in illegal mining are gold, diamonds, sand and aggregates, according to the DMR.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Six-things-to-know-about-the-illegal-mining-boom-20140626
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