· Dr. Victor Munnik is an associate researcher at the South African-based environmental justice NGO “Groundwork“. He has worked on their reports, covering coal issues and South Africa’s greenhouse gases
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· South Africa has failed to address the adverse environmental and health effects of more than 130 years of gold mining in and around Johannesburg, a new report from Harvard Law School shows
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Like other sectors of the economy, the African mining industry is facing several headwinds, but it remains resilient. Resource loss, environmental degradation, and social issues are major challenges in the mining industry. Here are some of the challenges faced by the mining sector in Africa and what we can look forward to in 2024.
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· American Platinum) in South Africa. The mine was placed on care and maintenance in July 2016 after years of operation In terms of concerns about the effects of mining activities on the environment, Table 6 shows that 47.7% and 30.0% of the (22.4
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· Mining unquestionably remains one of South Africa’s most important economic sectors, contributing 8-10 per cent of national GDP and, on average, each of its almost half a million strong labour force
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The exploration, however, has detrimental effects both on the flora and the fauna as well as the humans. This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative to achieving society 4.0 in the country. Mpumalanga province was used as
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· The impacts of mining are not only reflected in the environment but there are also social impacts on communities in their vicinity. (Kitula 2006) highlights marginalization of host communities,
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It has been pointed out in articles and reports from South Africa and the United States that EMPR approvals (with mining licenses) take a long time, because also the authorities are not sure what future (negative) effects will be of (ceased) mining operations.
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· The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa: Housing Policy and Place Attachment. July 2022. DOI: 10.4324/9781003262015. ISBN: 9781003262015. Authors: Lochner Marais. University of the Free
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· Predictions and Prognosis: South Africa mining and critical minerals. 2023 has been another challenging year for the mining industry, including the South African mining industry. In South Africa, the challenges have been so multi-faceted and far-reaching that the mining industry has had to almost adopt crisis-mode management,
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· Review Article A critical review of the impact of South Africa’s mine closure policy and the winding-up process of mining companies Mbalenhle Mpanza, Elhadi Adam, Raeesa Moolla Received: 20 Nov. 2020; Accepted: 15
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PDF | On Jun 1, 2011, Terence S. McCarthy published The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGateThe phenomenon of AMD is
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· 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
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· The environmental sustainability challenges posed by coal mining as a critical revenue and energy source for South Africa have been sparsely explored in the literature. Therefore, the current study examines the role of technological innovation (TI) in the coal mining (CM)-ecological footprint (EF) nexus in South Africa from1981 to 2017.
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· Australia and South Africa n.a. Global 14 Tonts et al. (2012) P A Statistical Australia n.a. Regional 15 Freudenburg and Wilson (2002) P A Statistical United States n.a. Regional 16 Langton and Mazel (2015) P A Review Australia n.a. National 17 Lockie et al P A
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· In South Africa for example, the Mining industry has been the major driving force behind the economic success of the country with up to eight percent (8%) of the South African GDP contributed by
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· There are however some social negative impacts associated with mining including violence , child labour , escalation of gender inequalities, health and environmental effects including deforestation and pollution. In this section, the focus will be on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). However, environmental impacts of industrial sand
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· POLITICS WEB MINING AND PEOPLE: THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY AND LIVING STANDARDS INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS There are two ways of looking at mining in South Africa. The first is to see it as a sunset industry plagued by rising costs, technical difficulties, and political hostility. The
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· Coal mining in South Africa has played a pivotal role in the country's development and industrialization. Dating back to the late 19th century, the discovery of rich coal reserves spurred the growth of mining
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:South African MiningClimate ChangeThe rapid economic and population growth that mining brings increases urban crime and social problems. But insufficient attention has been paid to the reverse situation: the
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· Mining has had a severe impact on the environment in South Africa including acid mine drainage into rivers (Ochieng et al., 2010), production of solid waste, biodiversity impact, community
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· Mining contributes 11% of gross capital creation but also 16% of total direct foreign investment in South Africa. Despite accounting for just 0.3 percent of taxpayers, the sector was liable for 6 percent of the tax imposed in 2014. Although quarrying employs about 500,000 people, it accounts for barely 5% of the country’s employment.
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· The mining industry, mainly focused on the extraction of minerals and metals such as iron, copper, cobalt, nickel and cadmium, degrades ecosystems and contaminates the environment. “Oil, silver, copper, or gold are found in rocks containing sulphide ores, which release sulphuric acid when crushed and exposed to air and water.
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The Indian Mineworkers Strike in 1913 Image source. A form of resistance included to look for better jobs. After the South African War (1899-1902), thousands of African workers boycotted the gold mines because wages had dropped. They tried to find jobs on the railways and in the towns instead.
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:Impact of Mining On CommunitiesCorporate Social Responsibility · 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
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· Chinese companies are far from taking control over African or global mining. In 2018, they control less than 7% of the value of total African mine production. Chinese investments in African mining of non-fuel minerals between 1995 and 2018 have contributed to production growth but it has also increased Chinese control over African
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· 347. South African Coal Mining Industry: Socio-Economic Attributes. Ken Mathu. Vaal University of Technology. Ric har d Chi no mo na. Vaal University of Technology. Doi :10.5901/mj ss.201 3.v4n14p
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· The South African mining sector has been experiencing challenges due to fluctuations in global resource markets, high operational costs, wage strikes, and falling sector productivity, and these factors have led to a drop in mining contribution to the
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· South Africa: Protect Residents’ Rights from Effects of Mining Government Response to Environmental and Health Threats Falls Short ( Cambridge, MA, October 12, 2016)—South Africa has failed to meet its human rights obligations to address the environmental and health effects of gold mining in and around Johannesburg, the
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