The Council for Geoscience (CGS) will tomorrow, 30 May 2019, present findings of tests done on samples of what has been claimed to be gold discovered by the KwaMachi community near Harding, KwaZulu-Natal.  The CGS, as custodian of all geoscientific information in South Africa, was tasked by the Department of Mineral Resources to investigate the claims and establish whether any gold could be found in the area.

Members of the media are invited to attend the presentation of the findings scheduled to take place as follows:  

 Date:            Thursday, 30 May 2019  

Venue:         Nhlanjeni Sports Ground, Ward 9, Harding, KwaZulu-Natal  

Time:           10:00  

 Kindly confirm your attendance by Wednesday, 29 May 2019 at 17:00, at the following email address:mmathabatha@geoscience.org.za  or to Mahlako Mathabatha on 083 316 3473 

For media enquiries, please contact:  Mahlatse Mononela (Marketing & Communication Manager) on mmononela@geoscience.org.za  or  (072 560 2040)

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Issued by the Department of Mineral Resources