However‚ police seemed overrun by the throngs of prospectors.
“I don’t even know if it is real gold‚ people have sent some to the laboratory for testing‚” she added.
KwaMachi resident Thulani Ncayiyane‚ 28‚ said that roadworkers had first made the discovery last week.
They had‚ he said‚ used the shale to surface rural roads and stumbled on the “gold”.
“There were trucks working then. They were the first people to find it then we found out about it.
“I then went there to check out this unusual stone. It was very difficult to find it‚ people even got hurt‚” he added.
Ncayiyane said that he had been driven to the mine by hunger.
“There aren't any job opportunities. Now I can sell this‚” he said‚ sporting a sparkling rock.
He said that business had been good‚ stopping passing cars and selling pieces of gold for R50.