{"id":53555,"date":"2023-05-26T16:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/joint-efforts-succeed-over-illegal-mining-operations-20230526\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:43:47","slug":"joint-efforts-succeed-over-illegal-mining-operations-20230526","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/joint-efforts-succeed-over-illegal-mining-operations-20230526\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint efforts succeed over illegal mining operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_df47a8b7\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2772\/01341a31dbb54ff0a068966a6e7e3474.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e2cae0884c17454da39e6f16568b0210.jpg\" title=\"The hot spots during the operation were shafts 1, 3, and 4 at the Beatrix mine, and shaft 4 at the Oryx mine.Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The hot spots during the operation were shafts 1, 3, and 4 at the Beatrix mine, and shaft 4 at the Oryx mine.Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_9abc30a8\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2772\/0b549600b10c43ccb42e1971a422ebaf.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1c7ed123dfb045e899afa51a7d2c2c2a.jpg\" title=\"The units and stakeholders involved were Theunissen police, Virginia police, Knock Out Team (illegal gold unit), tactical response team, Crime Intelligence, Theunissen Detective Services, Welkom K9 unit, police air wing, Protea Security tactical team, Beatrix Mine security, and Protea Coin security.Photo: SAPS\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The units and stakeholders involved were Theunissen police, Virginia police, Knock Out Team (illegal gold unit), tactical response team, Crime Intelligence, Theunissen Detective Services, Welkom K9 unit, police air wing, Protea Security tactical team, Beatrix Mine security, and Protea Coin security.Photo: SAPS<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Six people have been arrested for trespassing, and four for illegal immigration<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attempted murder, and robberies which are committed by mostly zama-zamas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The police have confiscated 180,26 kg of abandoned gold-bearing material<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>_____________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six people have been arrested for trespassing, and four for illegal immigration. Additionally, the police have confiscated 180,26 kg of abandoned gold-bearing material during an illicit mining operation at the Beatrix, Joel, and Oryx gold mines near Theunissen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis successful, illicit mining operation was conducted to target illegal miners and undocumented persons, search mine premises for gold bearing materials, and ensure safety on unused mine premises,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thekeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation started on Thursday (25\/05), from 05:00 until 13:00. The hot spots were shaft numbers 1, 3, and 4 at the Beatrix mine, and shaft 4 at the Oryx mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The operation was led by Col Senobia Solomonthe, station commander of Virginia, and Capt. 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