Eight undocumented suspects were arrested at Actonville, Ekurhuleni District, as a result of an operation to cut off supplies to illegal miners and force them to leave the shafts.
This comes after SAPS and other law enforcement agencies carried out an integrated illicit mining operation on Tuesday, 29 July 2025.
The following illegal mining tools were seized during the operation: Pendukas, steel stampers, crusher pots, generators and a spate.
Ekurhuleni District Commissioner Major General Anna Sithole thanked the law Enforcement agencies involved in the operation, for ensuring that they do not turn a blind eye on the scourge of illegal mining, and for taking steps against those who are underground illegally, to face the full might of the law
