Illegal Mining

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation is determined to eradicate illegal mining activities by continuously conducting disruptive operations in the affected areas. This follows …

Illegal mining suspects have been arrested and explosives were uncovered in Creswell Park, Roodepoort

Three men were arrested while processing gold-bearing material from a plot at Eikenhof De Deur

An illegal gold refinery was found in Zuurbekom with R3 million worth of gold-bearing material

Latest in Illegal Mining

The Hawks have arrested three illegal miners and seized their mining equipment worth over R3.5 million

Police have arrested three undocumented foreign nationals with equipment suspected will be used for illegal mining

Excavator seized and suspects in illegal mining arrested in Rustenburg

Construction vehicles confiscated as police clamp down on illegal mining in Polokwane