𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭. On Johannesburg’s West Rand, over 1700 hectares of waste piles and open pits have been left behind after the 2018 liquidation of the Australian company Mintails Mining South Africa. With an ongoing legal battle relating to a multi-million environmental liability claim, the land lies abandoned and unsecured. Now overrun by gangs of illegal miners fighting for a share in the lucrative gold remnants still in the ground, Carte Blanche meets the communities caught in the crossfire and examines whether formalising artisanal mining could provide a way forward. #CarteBlanche