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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Fourteen people who were arrested for illegal mining in Stilfontein in the North West this week have decided not to apply for bail.<\/p>\n

According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Henry Mamothame, it is alleged that the 14 accused are undocumented foreign nationals from three countries.<\/p>\n

They have been charged with the contravention of the Immigration Act and illegal mining, and are expected to appear in court on 28 March.<\/p>\n

A 15th accused \u2013 a South African man \u2013 has also been charged with illegal mining, as well as the unlawful possession of a firearm and explosives.<\/p>\n

He is scheduled to apply for bail on 3 March.<\/p>\n

Mamothame said more charges could be added.<\/p>\n

They were arrested in an operation involving the North West Air Wing, the Explosives Unit, and Public Order Policing after the units responded to information received during an investigation at a nearby mine.<\/p>\n

Authorities seized food, explosives cartridges, detonating cords, capped fuses, four generators, and illegal mining paraphernalia consisting of 23 buckets of gold-bearing material, electric mills, heavy-duty electrical equipment, water pumps, and diesel.<\/p>\n

“The Hawks said the illegal mining activities were allegedly operated through a heavy-duty industrial generator, while supplemented by other smaller generators, which were strategically located at multiple processing stations for gold-bearing material,” Mamothame said.<\/p>\n

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