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Illegal mining | Stilfontein efforts now turn to rehabilitation

STILFONTEIN - Attention at Stilfontein mine in the North West has turned to a rehabilitation process of all identified shafts. 

This comes as rescue operations have been concluded at the abandoned mine. 

Police say no miners remain underground.

READ: Stilfontein mine rescue operation comes to an end

Since Monday, 246 zama zamas were rescued and 78 bodies recovered.

That brings the total number of miners retrieved to 1,907 since August. 

However, the work of police and the army is far from over.

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