According to Death in South African Mines, an undated study published in the early 1960s by HJ Simons, professor of native law and administration at the University of Cape Town (UCT), 36 000 men had been killed in accidents on South Africa's gold mines since the beginning of the century. He said that the annual death toll on all mines ...
Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). The most important forms of pollution from TSFs are acid mine drainage (AMD) and high levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). AMD arises from the high levels of pyrite in the …
Most studies on silicosis in South Africa have been cross-sectional and long-term trends have not been reported. Although much research has been conducted on the health effects of silica dust and asbestos fibre in the gold-mining and asbestos-mining sectors, little is known about their health effects in other mining sectors.
The mineral wealth of South Africa has been exploited by Homo sapiens for at least 40,000 years and has provided many and varied commodities including gold, platinum and diamonds. This chapter provides a historical perspective on minerals and mining mainly in South Africa, although it does occasionally stray across the borders …
Gold mining employment in South Africa is shrinking. Gold mining employment fell from approximately 475 000 in 1990 to 200 000 in 2002 to 160 000 in 2009 [28, 29]. This is accompanied by high ...
The Cost of Gold calls on South Africa to develop a coordinated and comprehensive program that deals with the range of problems associated with gold mining in the region. While industry and communities have a significant role to play, the report focuses on the responsibility of the government, which is legally obliged to promote …
ated by the diamond'and later the gold mines provided. to quote Maguba ne, a "poisonous nourishment" that nurtured the South African economy into the "deformed' monster 'that i,t is today.,,5 'Thiscpmment must be seen in the light of Magubane's view that society evolves from the eco nomic relations at its base.
Learn how gold mining in Africa has evolved from South Africa's dominance to West Africa's rise, and how technology, sustainability, and markets shape …
The African continent is richly endowed with significant mineral, oil and gas resources, including large reserves of gold. As noted in the previous chapter, the continent is home to a large portion of the world's mineral wealth, including 42 per cent of the world's known gold reserves (Bush, 2008, p. 361).The continent's largest producer of gold, …
Mining 2023, 3 207 Confining the impacts of gold mining to the smallest possible areas is very important within the South African context. Ref. [12] pointed out that the Witwatersrand goldfield
At the current gold price more than half of the South African gold mining industry is marginal; ... Although the crisis has eased in many countries, the effects on the South African mining industry have been profound and …
During this period, mining other than gold grew faster than the rest of the economy. These industries are larger than most manufacturing subsectors: South African coal sales in 1997 were R16 billion, PGM R8.5 billion and chrome R4 billion. Some of the largest current investment projects in South Africa are in these industries.
Some of these damages in sub-Saharan Africa include abandoned pits and shafts in artisanal mining areas in West Africa, dumps from previous mining activities in South Africa, pollution of ground ...
In South Africa, mining of gold, coal and other natural resources has played a significant role in the country's economy, with both positive and negative consequences. ... to study the effect of ...
The platinum and gold sectors were the highest contributors to the overall loss of life with 17 and 16 deaths in 2022 respectively. This is also the first time that the loss of lives in another …
Although much research has been conducted on the health effects of silica dust and asbestos fibre in the gold-mining and asbestos-mining sectors, little is known about their health effects in other mining sectors. ... The first theme addresses trends in silicosis in the South African gold-mining industry over a period of 33 years, and the ...
The mining industry remains a major contributor to the economy of South Africa. According to data from the Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa, the sector contributed 7.1 % to gross domestic product in 2003, of …
The discovery of gold was what put South Africa at the forefront of economic exploration by European settlers for potential mining opportunities, and the surrounding countries as well. However, this discovery came at a price, and the price was paid on black African laborers. ... even though we are fully aware of how drastic of an …
1. Introduction. The South African mining industry (SAMI) is a significant contributor to the economy of the country but faces sustainability, occupational health, and safety challenges [1], [2].The SAMI is traditionally labor intensive and takes place in difficult conditions [3], [4].In addition, the SAMI has residual problems faced by mine workers, …
Gold mining in South Africa resulted in vast volumes of tailings, which have been deposited in impoundments. Poor management of most of the tailings dams resulted in the escape of seepage, adversely affecting soils and water quality. Some tailings dams have been partially or completely reclaimed leaving contaminated footprints. These zones …
1. Gold Mining and Human Rights in South Africa 13 The Origins and Early Effects of Gold Mining in the Witwatersrand 13 The Mining Industry in the Apartheid Era 15 Post-Apartheid South Africa and Its Human Rights Commitments 16 Gold Mining in Modern South Africa 18 2. Human Rights Framework 19 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 19
A few years ago, a mining company was considering reopening an old mine shaft in Welkom, a city in South Africa's interior. Welkom was once the center of the world's richest goldfields.
Thousands of derelict gold mines pollute the water and air in South Africa, affecting millions of people who live nearby. Learn about the environmental, health, and social crisis caused by the withering gold …
South Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern mining. Meanwhile ...
Learn how the discovery of gold in 1886 changed the South African economy and society, leading to increased European investment, land expansion, and labour control. Explore the impact of the mineral …
The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to the mining sector. For example, South Africa's Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area, a regional economic and financial hub, developed because of the local gold supply in the late 1800s. Yet the history of mining in Southern Africa, a region marked with high …
mining in the twenty-rst century in Africa, the taxes on gold in South Africa were heavy and the government was simply viewed as an effective partner in the mining industry.17 In 1932, South Africa abandoned the gold standard like so much of the world did during the Great Depression. As a result, the price of gold was
This was significantly due to the effects of the South African War. ... Moodie, T.D.: "Comprehending Class Compromise in the History of Class Struggle on the South African Gold Mines: Variations and Vicissitudes of Class Power," South African Review of Sociology, (41), (3), pp. 99-106.
According to the authorities, South Africa has 35 large-scale gold mines functioning, and the nation holds 11% of the globe's gold reserves. South Africa also holds 96 percent of gained recognition deposits of platinum group metals and is the nation's …
Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). …
Acid mine drainage: The toxic legacy of gold mining in South Africa. by Sara E. Pratt . Thursday, January 5, 2012. ... In December 2010, a technical task force appointed by the committee reported that the effects of acid mine drainage in the Witwatersrand include contamination of groundwater used for human and agriculture …
One company that is pushing technology into South African mining is Sibanye-Stillwater. Since its founding in 2013, Sibanye-Stillwater has grown from being a South African gold mining company to an internationally competitive, globally diversified precious metals miner, producing gold and the full suite of platinum group metals (PGMs).
South Deep Gold Mine is a world-class bulk mechanised mining operation located in the Witwatersrand Basin, near Westonaria 50km south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital. The mine has been built to extract one of the largest known gold deposits in the world and boasts a mineral reserve of 38 million ounces.
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining revenue in 2023.
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been …
The article explores the factors that have driven the rise of illegal gold mining in South Africa, such as declining ore grades, rising costs, labour unrest and corruption. It …
Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa's first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867. ... Within a year of gold findings, the area …
Gold mining contributes significantly to export base of the three countries examined in this book. Gold accounts for 3 per cent of South Africa's total exports, in …
