The Committee was provided with a breakdown of the numbers of illegal miners arrested, sick/injured/deceased, mine employees disciplined and contractors who faced disciplinary charges from 2007-2009: | |2007 |2008 |2009 | |Illegal Miners |475 |757 |806 | |Arrested | | | | |Illegal Miners |13 |66 |16 | |Injured | | | | |Illegal Miners |36 |8 |105 | |Deceased | | | | |Mine employees |64 |80 |101 | |being | | | | |disciplined | | | | |Contractors being|54 |56 |50 | |disciplined | | | |