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South Africa’s chrome riches fuel a deadly underground economy

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South Africa's chrome industry has generated a shadow underground economy characterized by severe hazards and fatalities for vulnerable workers, including migrants and the unemployed. The pursuit of the country's mineral wealth drives these dangerous working conditions within the illicit mining sector.

The situation highlights the human cost associated with informal and illegal resource extraction in the region, where economic desperation forces workers into perilous environments to access the valuable commodity.

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