# Mid-tier gold producer, Pan African Resources, warns illegal mining is a national crisis after 28 more illegal miners emerged from Sheba Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga this morning. A total of 546 have been arrested since Friday for trespassing, gold offenses, and immigration violations. Only 26 received two-thousand-rand bail. The company’s Hethen Hira told SABC News that repeat offenders are compromising mine safety and community security contributing to job losses:
Pan African Resources flags crisis as over 500 zama zamas arrested [SOUND]
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