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Marikana illegal chrome operations leave 14 dead
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Fourteen illegal chrome miners were killed and others remain trapped following a rock fall near the Nkaneng informal settlement in South Africa. The incident highlights the ongoing dangers of unregulated mining operations in the Rustenburg and Marikana regions.
Illegal chrome mining and illicit chrome washing plants are rife in the region and hiding in plain sight, though the police have had some recent successes on this front. Last week the Hawks swooped on one operation and seized four excavators and one dump truck.
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