【全非资讯·南非】 南非：非法铬矿坍塌造成14人死亡、17人受伤

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该地区非法铬矿开采和非法洗铬厂十分猖獗，且几乎明目张胆，不过警方近期在此方面取得了一些进展。上周，Hawks 对其中一处作业点展开突袭，缴获了四台挖掘机和一辆自卸卡车。\n\n据矿业和社区消息人士于周二向 Daily Maverick 透露，Marikana 附近的 Nkaneng 非正式定居点周边发生了一起涉及非法铬矿作业的事件，造成 14 人死亡、17 人受伤。\n\nNorth West South African Police Service (SAPS) 发言人 Colonel Anne Magakoe 无法立即确认任何细节，她向 Daily Maverick 表示，警方将很快发表声明，且“目前案发现场仍处于处置状态”。消息人士透露，该事件发生在周一晚上。\n\n该地区非法铬矿开采和非法洗铬厂十分猖獗，且几乎明目张胆，不过警方近期在此方面取得了一些进展。上周，Hawks 对其中一处作业点展开突袭，缴获了四台挖掘机和一辆自卸卡车。\n\nHawks 发言人 Lieutenant-Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula 向 Daily Maverick 表示：“过去两年中，Rustenburg 地区登记了 23 起与非法采矿相关的案件，共指控了 63 名被告。这些非法活动包括开采铬矿和铂矿。过去两年间已缴获 20 辆卡车和 15 台挖掘机。”\n\n这些非法且未经监管的铬矿作业毫无安全标准或指导方针可言，不仅对一线开采矿工构成了巨大安全威胁……

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Illegal chrome mining and illicit chrome washing plants are rife in the region and hiding in plain sight, though the police have had some recent successes on this front. Last week the Hawks swooped on one operation and seized four excavators and one dump truck.

Fourteen people were killed and 17 injured after an incident involving illegal chrome operations around the Nkaneng informal settlement near Marikana, mining and community sources told Daily Maverick on Tuesday.

Colonel Anne Magakoe, a spokesperson with North West South African Police Service (SAPS), could not immediately confirm any details and told Daily Maverick that the police would issue a statement soon and that "the scene is currently active". Sources told Daily Maverick the incident occurred on Monday night.

Illegal chrome mining and illicit chrome washing plants are rife in the region and hiding in plain sight, though the police have had some recent successes on this front. Last week the Hawks swooped on one operation and seized four excavators and one dump truck.

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"Twenty-three cases related to illegal mining were registered in the past two years in the Rustenburg area, with 63 accused charged. These illegal activities include the mining of chrome and platinum. Twenty trucks and 15 excavators have been seized in the past two years," Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Tinyiko Mathebula told Daily Maverick.

Illegal and unregulated, such chrome operations follow no safety standards or guidelines, making them hazards to the grunts who extract the commodity as as well...

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