R2bn in SA gold swindled

Nom Chompsky

Nom Chompsky

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"Pirate miners", often armed and dangerous, have taken over parts of South Africa's gold mines and are helping to plunder them of R1,8-billion in illicit bullion each year.
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They have used explosives to blast their way through concrete barriers built to keep them away from their target - the gold-bearing ore - and have been discovered living beneath the surface for periods as long as a month, supplied with food and water by their accomplices.
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20060506112823685C199923
 
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