Written By: Lindsay Moses Innovative solutions could allow a pivot away from degraded and abandoned land. Like many nations worldwide, South Africa is grappling with an issue of abandoned mines.According to the Derelict and Ownerless Mines Project by the Council of Geoscience, about 6000 mines are estimated to have …
In the context of mining, rehabilitation refers to the process whereby the damage done by mining operations is repaired to make the land safe and stable. The …
1. Introduction. Abandoned mines (officially known as Derelict and Ownerless Mines in South Africa) are defined in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act No. 28 of 2002) of South Africa as those mines for which a closure certificate has not been issued; no part can be traced to assume responsibilities; the government may …
Sustainable Development in the life of coal mining in South Africa Limpitlaw, Aken, Lodewijks & Viljoen ... so the challenge unusally falls to the post-mining rehabilitation period. While this is the
Another example of this includes Chamber of Mines of South Africa and Coaltech Research Association (2007), which is based on Chamber of Mines of South Africa (1981). Resilient maturity was rarely observed in mine rehabilitation guidelines. Guidelines emphasised management actions, such as how to create a landform or …
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This is evidenced by the fact that, in major mining jurisdictions like Australia, Brazil, Canada, and South Africa, mines may close prematurely (without being rehabilitated; Laurence, 2011) and very few mine sites have been succssfully relinquished to the competent authority or post-mining land user (Blommerde et al., 2015; de Jesus …
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 …
Legislation requires that all mining operations within South Africa must make financial provision to guarantee the availability of sufficient funds to undertake rehabilitation and remediation of the adverse environmental impacts of mining activities both during the life of the mine and at closure.
Similarly, in South Africa, the closure of numerous mines, particularly in the gold mining sector, has showcased the importance of financial assurance for post-mining land rehabilitation and water ...
This is evidenced by the fact that, in major mining jurisdictions like Australia, Brazil, Canada, and South Africa, mines may close prematurely (without being …
Negative mine legacies include approximately 6000 abandoned mines in South Africa and more than 50,000 in Australia, with 15,380 situated in Queensland and 410 in New South Wales (Auditor-General South Africa, 2009, Department of Mineral Resources, 2009, Unger et al., 2012). ... In South Africa, rehabilitation, from 1997 to …
The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned mine shafts in Sutherland goldfield, South Africa Jamba. 2019 Jun 13;11(2):688. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v11i2.688. eCollection 2019. Authors Sphiwe E Mhlongo 1 ...
A contemporary challenge facing South Africa is managing the environmental impacts of mining, and yet preserving the country's rich heritage in biodiversity. 4. Nick Segal and Stephan Malherbe 'A Perspective on the South African Mining Industry in the 21st Century' Independent report for the Chamber of Mines of South Africa by the Graduate
Harmony is committed to long-term land rehabilitation to deliver safe, stable and effective landscapes for post-mining uses. ... We offset the impact of our mining activities by restoring sustainable value to disturbed land for local ecosystems and people. ... South Africa: 6 104: 5 752: 5 559 1: 3 038: 2 884: Papua New Guinea: 1 474: 1 374: …
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act No. 28 of 2005 (the MPRDA), the National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 (NEMA) and the National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 (NWA) and the Regulations thereto regulate the impacts of mining operations conducted in South Africa on the environment and prescribe …
Mentis MT (1999) Diagnosis of the rehabilitation of opencast coal mines on the Highveld of South Africa. South Afr J Sci 95:210–215. Google Scholar Mentis MT (2006) Restoring native grassland on land disturbed by coal mining on the eastern Highveld of South Africa. South Afr J Sci 102:193–197
Although mining is a vital component of South Africa's development and has been for many years, ongoing concerns regarding the environmental degradation in mining areas and the high number of ...
A national strategy for the management of abandoned mines in South Africa has been developed and several government-funded programmes are underway …
Mine closure and rehabilitation in South Africa. Successful mine closure and rehabilitation remain seemingly intractable challenge in South Africa despite the existence of legislation that should ensure that outcome.
Historic practices at many mining, industrial and even local authority facilities are causing the contamination of land and the pollution of surface and groundwater resources. ... Remediation, including industrial land rehabilitation and mine closure, has become an important requirement of South African environmental legislation. The failure to ...
In South Africa, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 ("MPRDA"), is the primary regulatory framework for the exploitation of mineral resources in South Africa. The MPRDA was established against the backdrop of the new Constitutional dispensation and came into force on 1 May 2004.
Findings include that: South African closure professionals tend to be employed in the private sector; South Africa's top five economic minerals dominated 80% of closure …
South African Mines' Rehabilitation Funding Report Intellidex 2018 A. Introduction: How provisions are made for mining rehabilitation The general case Mining companies must …
Aim: We reviewed South Africa's legal frameworks relating to mine closure, the winding-up of gold mining companies and the impact of sudden closure on the environment and communities.
The study area. The Sutherland goldfield is a 70-km-long north-easterly trending greenstone sequence found along the north-eastern corner of the Limpopo province of South Africa (Steenkamp & Clark-Mostert 2012).The abandoned mine sites studied in this work include the New Union Mine (found at Ka-Madonsi village), Louis …
To ensure that mining operations are environmentally sustainable, South Africa has implemented mine rehabilitation laws that govern the process of …
Prior to its termination, asbestos mining in South Africa was centred on the large crocidolite fields of the present day Northern Cape, the amosite (grunerite)-crocidolite fields of Limpopo, and chrysotile fields of Mpumalanga provinces. The legacy of these activities continues to affect surrounding communities in contemporary South Africa.