Ore-inspiring: War against illegal miners goes hi-tech

11 December 2018 - 11:10
By Graeme Hosken
 War against illegal miners goes hi-tech.
Image: iStock images War against illegal miners goes hi-tech.

The government‚ in the war against illicit mining‚ has turned to science to fight illegal miners operating across thousands of kilometres of the country’s underground.

The battle‚ to be waged across SA’s economic hub Gauteng‚ Mpumalanga‚ North West and the Free State‚ is being driven by a team of 10 scientists from the Council of Geoscience.

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