Police discovered a consignment of stolen minerals in a warehouse. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)
Police have uncovered a syndicate which substitutes actual minerals mined in Richards Bay with fakes, spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said in a statement on Saturday. This came after tracing zircon and chloride worth R15 million to a warehouse in Johannesburg. “The minerals that are mined from Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) were diverted from the Richards Bay Harbour…