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Gold rush grips South African township

A surge in gold prices above $5,000 an ounce and 32% unemployment in Springs township drive dozens of diggers to extract gold for small survival earnings.

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The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

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Gold rush grips South African township

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

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InsideNoVA.com broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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