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Armed robbers kill a security officer and steal 17kg of gold from DRDGold

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Tailings retreatment specialist DRDGold loses R12m worth of gold in a murderous raid on its Ergo plant

Ergo gold recovery plant that treats 24-million tonnes of tailings a year. Picture: BLOOMBERG

Ergo is a large plant near Brakpan, 50km east of Johannesburg that treats 2-million tonnes of tailings each month to extract remnant gold. “We are outraged by this callous and cowardly attack and will give our full support to the SA Police Service to ensure that these criminals, and the people they work for, are brought to justice,” said DRDGold CEO Niël Pretorius.SA has a problem with illegal miners accessing operational gold mines and defunct shafts to mine the metal. Gold companies have reported armed gangs fighting underground over the battle for the metal.

 

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