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Illegal gold mining expands in South Africa at sky-high rates: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2014 | 4:03 pm Precious Metals Africa Europe Gold 

[caption id="attachment_779754" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Illegal miners in South Africa. (Screenshot from VICE News documentary, via You Tube)[/caption] The land around South Africa’s capital Johannesburg, known in Zulu as eGoli or the “City of Gold,” is dotted with abandoned mine shafts,...

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