This could prove to be a super-spreader and might put at risk many people including those who are not part of the mining”. “It is also very concerning that in the wake of a looming third wave we have so many people gathered in one spot, not maintaining social distancing and also not wearing masks. Zikalala added that the illegal mining activities could be in violation of the COvid-19 regulations. South Africa launched the modern diamond industry and was the world’s leading supplier of diamonds for decades.
You can get beautiful extensive deposits of quartz crystals in the area - so there is a. We call for order and calm and urge all those involved to cease their operations and vacate the site so as to allow the DMRE to conduct a proper inspection of the site and of what has been discovered there,” Zikalala said. The discovery led to a diamond rush that stretched from South Africa to span the globe. But experts say the stones are unlikely to be valuable. “We are worried that if not brought under control the situation could result in chaos and a possible stampede. “We are deeply concerned about the images showing that some people coming from as far as some of the neighbouring provinces and towns are flocking into kwaHlathi,” Zikalala said. He added that a team from Mintek (the council for Mineral Technology) and GCS (the Council for Geoscience), which will include a geologist, would be dispatched to inspect the stones residents had discovered. He said the matter had been referred to the national Department of Minerals and Energy, which had promised to dispatch enforcement and compliance unit teams to conduct a site inspection. A South African town has been flooded with people since the weekend after stones turned up in the area believed to be diamonds, according to reports. Images and videos have been circulating on social media where some involved in the illegal mining are seen celebrating in belief that they had struck it rich,” Mabaso said in a statement released on Sunday. The people travelled from across South Africa to join villagers who have been digging since Saturday, after a herd man who dug up the first stone on an open field, which some. “This activity follows the discovery by some of what they believe to be the precious stones. More than 1,000 fortune seekers on Monday flocked to the village of KwaHlathi in South Africas KwaZulu-Natal province in search of what they believed to be diamonds after a discovery of unidentified stones in the area.
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