Nearly 30 suspected Illegal Miners have been found dead at the bottom of a disused mine in Welkom, South Africa, a month after a probable accident. The mine was formerly operated by Harmony Gold Mining Company and was in operation until the 1990s. Fatal incidents involving illegal miners are frequent and sometimes go unreported because survivors are afraid of being arrested if they inform the authorities. South Africa is home to thousands of illegal miners, known as “zama zamas”, who try to extract precious metals, stones, or coal from abandoned mines.

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