Up until Friday, 06 December 2024, a total of 1 414 illegal miners resurfaced at various abandoned mine shafts and Margaret mine shaft in Stilfontein. Eight bodies in total were recovered at Buffelsfontein nr 11 Shaft.
On Saturday morning, 07 December 2024, six more illicit miners surfaced at Margaret Shaft.
They were all Mozambican foreign nationals.
The total number of illicit miners who resurfaced is: 1 420.
