VICE World News delves into the underworld of illegal gold mining in South Africa which is costing the country over a billion dollars a year. Armed gangs, known as Zama Zamas, are occupying abandoned mines or starting their own so-called artisanal mines in the search of gold that gets laundered into the international gold supply.
Producers: Charlie Rosser and Stacey Naggiar
Director: Nicky Troll
DOP: Wimpy Ackerman
Editors: Blake Dixon and Marta Velasquez 
Exec Producer: Lianne Turner
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