Stilfontein: The SAPS welcomes the interim court order issued by the Gauteng High Court. SAPS static deployment operations continue at all abandoned and disused mining shafts in the Stilfontein area, where a call is once again made to all illegal miners to resurface. The order does not in any way prevent SAPS from performing its constitutional mandate. All those who resurface will continue to be assessed by emergency medical personnel on site, as has been the case. Those that are in a good health will be processed and detained. Those that require further medical care will be taken to hospital under police guard.

According to South African Police Service, as of 16:00 on Saturday afternoon, three illegal miners have resurfaced. Earlier, one South African National was arrested at a house used as a smelter this morning in Kanana. He was found to be in possession of gold bearing material. Equipment used in illegal mining operations was also seized in this intelligence driven operation.