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 …
DetailsMining companies in South Africa are required to make financial provision in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act No. 28 of 2002 ("the MPRDA"), read with the National Environmental Management Act No. 107 of 1998 ("NEMA"), for the rehabilitation of the mining areas on which mining activities are …
DetailsChamber of Mines of South Africa, 1981. Guidelines for the Rehabilitation of Land Disturbed by Surface Coal Mining in South Africa. Chamber of Mines of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp ...
DetailsThe success of different rehabilitation treatments following surface mining on the arid west coast of South Africa was assessed. Treatments consisting of one or a combination of topsoil addition, plant translocation and seeding were applied to experimental rehabilitation sites in 2001, while the treatment of another site in 2008 …
DetailsThe newly released Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and Closure in South African Mining: Discussion Document on Challenges and Recommended Improvements report, commissioned by WWF-SA, recognises that Mining in South Africa is a key element of economic development. However, ongoing concerns regarding …
Details1 Department of Mining and Environmental Geology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa. 2 Department of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa. 3 Department of Geology and Mining, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.
DetailsThe 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 …
DetailsRehabilitation rarely seems to occur. This is evidenced by a reported 6000 abandoned mines across South Africa. These issues are furthered by the Department of Mineral Resources ("DMR") and its poor compliance, enforcement, and monitoring of mining rehabilitation. Challenges of the Implementation of Legislation
DetailsThe first voluntary rehabilitation guideline document was compiled in 1981 (Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1981). At this time rehabilitation was approved simultaneously with mining applications by the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry and the Government Mining Engineer (Wells, 1986).
DetailsAbstract. In the process of dredge mining, employed since 1977 on the Zululand coast, heavy minerals are extracted from the dunes after the complete removal of the existing vegetation. The tailings are then reshaped to approximate their original contours, covered with topsoil and revegetated with a cereal cover crop, together with …
DetailsOctober 25, 2016. In a statement released over the weekend, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) outlined some of the processes it follows with regards to mine rehabilitation fund provisions, in response to aspersions cast on the department and its processes following speculation pertaining to the Oakbay Investment's Optimum coal …
DetailsSouth Africa has, and still is, relying heavily on mining activities to generate wealth that could be translated into economic development, infrastructure and employment. Formal mining in South Africa is more than 100 years old. Early legislation focused on 'surface rehabilitation' and the primary emphasis of mining was on its economic gains.
DetailsBy Laura Cornish. January 27, 2016. The South African government remains underway with a major programme to close and rehabilitate some 660 abandoned asbestos mines and shafts in various regions around the country. Global programme and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend is providing quantity surveying expertise to the project.
DetailsLegare Mining Providing Services since 2010. Legare Mining Services (Pty) Ltd is an ambitious emerging mining services company. Our niche market is in services relating to the rehabilitation of old mines and works as well as material (discard and product) handling. Established in 2009, the company soon secured running contracts with a blue …
DetailsAs noted, mine rehabilitation involves the process of returning land affected by mining operations to a state that is either natural or suitable for economic use. This encompasses a variety of actions such as soil stabilization, managing water resources, replanting vegetation, and recreating habitats for wildlife.
DetailsSuccessful mine closure and rehabilitation remain seemingly intractable challenge in South Africa despite the existence of legislation that should ensure that outcome. In response to unsolicited inputs from various stakeholders and the ongoing discourse around South Africa's pathway to a just transition, WWF South Africa and Mining Dialogues ...
DetailsThe newly released Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and Closure in South African Mining: Discussion Document on Challenges and Recommended Improvements report, commissioned by WWF-SA, …
DetailsThe Chamber of Mines of South Africa define "rehabilitation" as follows: 6 "Rehabilitation, from the mining industry perspective, means putting the land impacted by the mining activity back to a sustainable usable condition. It recognises that the restoration of what was previously there is simply impossible with current best practice.
DetailsIn South Africa, the term 'abandoned mines' refers to those mines for which a closure certificate has not been issued and no party can be traced to assume responsibility for their liabilities. In general, abandoned mines are found in all countries and regions of the world with long histories of mining (Hentschel, Hruschka & Priester 2002 ).
DetailsThe success of different rehabilitation treatments following surface mining on the arid west coast of South Africa was assessed. Treatments consisting of one or a combination of topsoil addition ...
DetailsWWF South Africa is gravely concerned by current claims that have been widely published in the media, some of which form the basis of a recent affidavit submitted by the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan. The affidavit suggests that funds that were held in trust by Optimum Mines, specifically for mine rehabilitation, may have been …
Details@article{Mhlongo2019TheIO, title={The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned mine shafts in Sutherland goldfield, South Africa}, author={Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo and Francis Amponsah-Dacosta and Confidence Muzerengi and Wilson Mugera Gitari and Abuh Momoh}, journal={J{`a}{'a} : Journal …
DetailsThis article details how artisanal mining operations have frustrated rehabilitation Affiliations: 1Department of Mining and Environmental Geology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa 2Department of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa 3Department of Geology and Mining, …
DetailsIt is the cornerstone of South Africa's environmental law. But, in the case of 6 000 abandoned mines being rehabilitated by the minerals department, it has failed.
DetailsSetting best practice standards in the rehabilitation design of opencast mines and discard dumps; Expert surface water studies and specialist reports ... on, South Africa. Postal Address: Jones & Wagener, PO Box 1434, Rivonia, South Africa, 2128. Jones & Wagener Centurion / Pretoria. Telephone: + 27 (0) 11 519 0200. Physical Address: 16 ...
DetailsThe coal mining industry has played a significant role in the development of the South African economy. Coal supplies about 70% of South Africa's primary energy and is likely to remain the country's major source of energy despite the increasing trends towards renewable energy. Even though the industry has significantly contributed to the …
DetailsSustainable Innovation in Mine Site Rehabilitation. 26 May 2023. 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 …
DetailsThe main objectives of the abandoned mines rehabilitation work in the Sutherland ... South Africa. These illicit mining activities in the old, defunct mines have, in the past two years,
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