Body of another illegal miner found in Stilfontein
North West police have confirmed the death of yet another suspected illegal miner at Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein.
The body was discovered on Monday.
It was discovered by the security personnel who were sweeping level 16 of the shaft.
"The body was already in a state of decomposition," said police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone.
"The cause of death is still unknown, and an inquest docket has been opened for investigation."
Over 2,000 suspected illegal miners have been arrested since August last year through the police's operation Vala Umgodi at the mine, while more than 80 miners have died.
Over 30 illegal miners remain in hospital, under police guard, after being rescued from the mine with acute malnutrition, where they had spent months without food.
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