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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's government says it won't help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as ...

South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal mining.

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any possible remaining deposits.

South Africa’s government will not help the illegal miners inside a closed mine as part of an official policy against illegal mining.