JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner De Beers has mounted a rescue bid for at least seven illegal diamond diggers who are trapped in illegally excavated tunnels at De Beers' Namaqua diamond mines in the Northern Cape.
De Beers and Namaqualand Mines said that the illegal diggers were working in the Bontekoe area on the northern boundary of Namaqualand Mines and State-owned land.
De Beers is in the process of transferring the operation to JSE-listed Trans Hex.
Mine management confirm that one person has been rescued and taken to hospital, and six or more people are being sought. Read more here...
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