STILFONTEIN, NW - An unknown number of illegal miners remain holed up underground at the abandoned mine shaft in Stillfontein.
So far millions have been spent in court battles and other efforts to bring the illegal miners to the surface.
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A camera sent down the mine on Friday has still not shown how many illegal miners remain underground.
eNCA Reporter Bafedile Moerane filed this report.