Derilict And Ownerless Coal Mines In South Africa

Derilict And Ownerless Coal Mines In South Africa

Mining in Sensitive Areas Sustainable Development Environmental

Mining in South Africa By 2024 there were over 6 000 derelict and ownerless mines in South Arica which will require more than R30 billion and 30 years to rehabilitate Other environmental impacts from mining include extensive acid mine drainage in the Gauteng and North West provinces other forms of water pollution destruction of

Optimum s huge mess IOL

A 2024 CER report Zero Hour showed how the DMR and the Department of Water and Sanitation DWS perpetuate the legacy of pollution and degradation of derelict and ownerless mines by not

The Key Factor of Acid Mine Drainage AMD in the History of the

The number of the mines halved owing to the closure of the mines during the late 1900s in South Africa resulting in the occurrence of AMD [66] These facts suggest that a sudden change in economic conditions is one of the key factors to explain the change in mining industry in the and South Africa and the cause of the abandoned mines

Competition for Land The Water Energy Food Nexus and Coal Mining in

The Mpumalanga Province is a key source of South Africa s coal supply with over 60% of the province s surface area either being subject to mining rights or prospecting applications Mpumalanga also possesses almost half of the country s high potential arable land While South Africa is currently largely self sufficient in terms of cereal grains what this assessment of Mpumalanga highlights is

Oxpeckers Cleaning up the mining mess Federation for a Sustainable

With about 6 000 abandoned mines across South Africa regulators are searching for answers to irresponsible mine closure Mark Olalde reports Original article can be found here Broken promises George Harrison Park was constructed to commemorate the spot where commercial miners first found gold on the Witwatersrand Basin but artisanal miners now use it as an entrance […]

ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH A

Acid generation is caused by the exposure of rock containing certain sulphide minerals most commonly iron pyrite Fe S 2 with air and water resulting in the production of highly acidified water containing elevated concentrations of sulphate and metals AMD is largely associated with gold coal mining 3

South Africa R60 Billion Held for Mines that Are Never Closed

Nearly 6 000 derelict and ownerless mines being studied by the Council for Geoscience and rehabilitated by Mintek were abandoned before the rehabilitation regulations took effect in May 2024 so the tens of billions of rand needed for cleanup of those mines cannot come from current financial provisions

Department of Minerals and Energy 2024 The National Strategy for the

Derelict and ownerless mines can be defined as mines whose owners or mining rights or lease holders have abandoned and are not operating nor maintaining to mitigate and manage their associated safety health and environmental impacts and can no longer be traced

Operating Mines Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

OPERATING MINES This directory is an update of previous editions and lists operating mines and quarries agents and mineral processing plants in the Republic of South Africa The mines are grouped according to main commodity produced Names of mines their owners postal addresses telephone and fax numbers commodities mined operational

Management of Environmental Impacts from Coal Mining in the Upper

consequence AMD from several derelict and ownerless coal mines in the catchment creates tremendous long term environmental liabilities for government Adler et al 2024 South Africa s coal mining industry is the second largest mining sector after gold with sales contributing 16% of export revenue in 2024 R20 billion in 2024

Life After Coal campaign demands IRP take water costs into account

South Africa has close to 6 000 recorded derelict and ownerless mines It is estimated that the closure of these mines including the long term treatment of acid mine drainage would cost up to

list of abandoned mines in south africa

Department of Mineral Resources The National Strategy for the Management of Derelict and Ownerless Mines in South Africa About 6000 mines were abandoned before Know More Abandoned mines are seriously impacting

IN DEPTH Cleaning up the mining mess Fin24

IN DEPTH Cleaning up the mining mess Share With about 6 000 abandoned mines across South Africa regulators are searching for answers to irresponsible mine closure writes investigative environmental journalist Mark Olalde The latest draft of the hotly debated Mining Charter does not deal with mine closure or funds for environmental cleanup

Acid Mine Drainage Blogger

The industry sees both surface mining and underground mining exploiting the differentiated coal for specific purposes The Witbank coalfield at present is the most important bringing in large quantities of coal However South Africa has some 6000 derelict and ownerless mines Fourie said The problem is that more and more mines are

Final Report to the Water Research Commission

The generation of contaminated sulphate rich mine water and waste coal fly ash are undesired by products in coal mining and coal fired power stations respectively Acid mine drainage AMD has been highlighted as a major problem in South Africa especially where mines are abandoned and ownerless AMD also prevents the closure of affected mines

A thirsty business factoring water into the true cost of coal Future

South Africa s Life After Coal campaign is calling for a closer look at coal s impact on water But just what are the true costs of the coal industry South Africa has close to 6 000 recorded derelict and ownerless mines It is estimated that the closure of these mines including long term treatment of acid mine drainage would cost

Derelict and Ownerless Mine interventions PMG

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy DMRE highlighted the problem of derelict and ownerless mines stating that these mines posed a hazard to communities nearby There had been a case of a child who fell into an open shaft which had been uncovered and they were unable to retrieve the child s body

The Key Factor of Acid Mine Drainage AMD in the History of the

several decades in South Africa [4] [7] South Africa is facing this issue derived from abandoned mines after the large scale mine closure since 1970s especially from underground mines in recent years [4] [8] [9] This case was highlighted over the past 20 years and this is one of the features of serious conditions of AMD in South Africa

Acid Mine Drainage April 2024 Blogger

From South Africa across the globe acid mine drainage is a complex environmental issue which has been highlighted and forgotten by the media Coal is a black graphite fossil fuel which is composed by a variety of compounds originating from prehistoric vegetation and carbonized fibers that originally accumulated in swamps and peat bogs World

Report of the Auditor General

South Africa also has a number of other mining activities for example coal manganese chrome platinum and diamonds classified as derelict and ownerless abandoned and government may provide funding for its to the DME there were 5 906 officially listed abandoned mines in South Africa at the end of May 2024 The majority of the 5

South Africa DM Listen 8 Jun 6 000 health and environmental time

So little money has been allocated to cleaning up the legacy of the South African mining industry that it will take another 70 years to clean up just a fraction of the country s more than 6 000 abandoned mines There are roughly 6 100 derelict or ownerless mines scattered across South Africa many of which can expose people and the environment to significant harm due to

The Implementation of Mine Closure a Case Study of Closure

In 2024 a total of 5 858 derelict and ownerless mines were recorded in South Africa van Wyngaardt 2024 and it has been reported that more abandoned mines are being identified continuously These derelict and ownerless mines are mainly linked to historical operations under weak legislation governing mine closure processes

NATIONAL INVENTORY DISCARD AND DUFF COAL 2024 SUMMARY REPORT Energy

The survey does not include ownerless abandoned or State owned discard facilities however these can be included into the data base as and when the information becomes available Information from both the Minerals Bureau Operating and Developing Coal Mines and the South African Bureau of Standards Quality Bulletin were used to

The legacy of Asbestos Mining in SA and its rehabilitation program Gov

Mining Industry in SA Background •SA is known for its mining industry This is what put it on the global business map •It is abundant in precious metals coal etc • In fact mining is what propelled migrant labourers and big businesses to set up shop in SA •To date our GDP is still much dependent on the mining industry

Mining vs the environment DOCUMENTS Politicsweb

South Africa has been mining intensively for close on 150 years For much of this time it did little to protect the environment from the negative impacts of mining Hence Gauteng alone has some 375 tailings dams and other mine residue areas It also has some 6 150 ownerless and derelict mines which often continue to pollute

Mine Water Pollution

Discharges of contaminated water from abandoned derelict and/or ownerless mining sites is common to all countries where mining started mining district of Johannesburg South Africa is heavily contaminated and Post closure decant from defunct coal mines is estimated at 62 ML/d DWAF 2024 and in the order of 50 ML/d of acid mine

Prevention of future legacy sites in uranium mining and processing The

Examples of these are the rehabilitation of Derelict and Ownerless D O mines in South Africa Matshusa and Makgae 2024 USA s Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action UMTRA Campbell et al 2024 the Rum Jungle site in the Northern Territory of Australia Allen and Verhoeven 1986 the ongoing programme for the German decommissioning of

South Africa Researcher finds new acid water threat

The incidence of acid mine drainage AMD and the high number of derelict and ownerless D O mines as well as dangerous sinkholes and collapsing entry points particularly in the Witwatersrand gold fields have effectively brought the consequences of inadequate environmental rehabilitation in the mining sector into sharp focus the

South Africa s mining industry employment by commodity 2024

In 2024 South Africa s platinum group metals mining industry employed some 171 568 people thus it was the largest employer of all mineral commodities produced in the country Coal production

Battle from below South African miners fight climate change

Battle from below South African miners fight climate change From climate change to land rights the best stories the biggest ideas the arguments that matter Four nights a week Given Zuli packs some food meets his colleagues at the entrance of an abandoned coal mine in South Africa s eastern Mpumalanga province and descends into the

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