Artisanal miners pan for gold in a hold dug in a patch of land where artisanal miners look for gold outside Springs, Ekurhuleni, on February 15, 2026.

A woman grimaces as she is helped to load a sack of soil on her shoulder in a patch of land where artisanal miners look for gold outside Springs, Ekurhuleni, on February 15, 2026.