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Migrant Workers, Artisanal Gold Mining, and "More-Than …

Migrant Workers, Artisanal Gold Mining, and "More-Than-Human" Sousveillance in South Africa's Closed Gold Mines October 2020 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46327-4_12

AfricaBib | Labour in the South African gold mining …

Industrialisation and social change in South Africa; African class formation, culture, and consciousness, 1870-1930: Year: 1982: Pages: 77-98: Language: English: Geographic term: South Africa: Subjects: labour gold mining: Abstract: Development of the deep-level, low-grade deposits of the Rand represented a revolution in the science and ...

Tuberculosis control and molecular epidemiology in a South African gold …

Tuberculosis control and molecular epidemiology in a South African gold-mining community Lancet. 2000 Sep 23;356(9235):1066-71. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02730-6. ... Abstract Background: Gold miners have very high rates of tuberculosis. The contribution of infections imported into mining communities versus …

Counting the Cost: Gold Mining and Occupational …

22 January 2009. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. Gold mining has been central to the success of South Africa's economy. That labour intensive industry has relied heavily on …

The crisis in South African gold mining

Rising costs, falling ore grades and a stagnant gold price are steadily eroding the economic viability of gold mining in South Africa. This paper explores the …

Minerals and Mining in South Africa 4

Merensky Reef in 1926, leading to South Africa now pro-ducing 78% of the world's platinum. Other world-class deposits of the modern era include iron from Sishen and manganese from Kuruman. Keywords Diamonds · Gold · Mining · Minerals · Platinum · South Africa 4.1 nI troduction The mineral wealth of South Africa has been exploited by

(PDF) Zama-Zama mining in the Durban Deep/Roodepoort …

Abstract and Figures In the Durban Deep/Roodepoort area (Johannesburg), near to the site of the first gold discoveries in the 1880s, Zama-Zama (illegal) miners are widespread.

Introduction to South African Deep-Level Gold and Platinum Mining …

The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in South Africa occurred between 1884 and 1886 with George Harrison's 1886 discovery on the farm Langlaagte considered as the most significant. The first large mining company, the Witwatersrand Gold Mining Company, was established in the same year [ 1 ]. The discovery of gold has …

Analysing operational cost performance in …

ABSTRACT. Gold mines are essential for the economic well-being of South Africa. It is a job creator and contributes billions of Rands in taxes. South Africa has always been the …

Developing an integrated model for quelling illegal mining in South Africa

The global. demand for gold has triggered a surge in illegal. mining in various parts of the world, including. Indonesia, Venezuela (where 91% of gold. is produced illegally), Colombia (80%) and ...

Silicosis and pulmonary tuberculosis in deceased South African

Background: Implementation of South Africa's 2002 Mining Charter increased women's participation in underground mining. However, occupational lung diseases (OLDs) in gold miners have not been studied. Aims: To compare autopsy-diagnosed pulmonary silicosis, lymph gland silicosis (a precursor of pulmonary silicosis) …

(PDF) In-stope pillar scaling and fracturing in Southern African deep

According to Ryder and Jager [9], deep gold mines are found to. experience in-stope pillar scaling at high rate due to their k-ratio, which is less or equal to 0.5. This ma y be attributed to high ...

Seismicity in Deep Gold Mines of South Africa: Implications …

Abstract. We have studied induced seismicity associated with five deep gold mines located in the Far West Rand district, Republic of South Africa, focusing on the digital data recorded from ...

'Illegal' gold mining and the everyday in post …

ABSTRACT. This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post …

Minerals and migrants: How the mining industry has shaped South Africa

The African continent has about 30% of the world's known mineral reserves, 40% of the world's gold, up to 90% of the world's chromium and platinum, and 12% of the world's oil reserves. Among sub ...

Occupational respiratory diseases in the South African mining …

A second study reported respirable silica dust concentrations ranging from 0.018 mg/m 3 to 0.035 mg/m 3 ( 22 ); this is much lower than the South African Occupational Exposure Limit (OEL) of 0.1 mg/m 3 but higher than the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) limit of 0.025 mg/m 3.

A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and …

Abstract. In this chapter Elbra provides an overview of the gold mining industry in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania. The chapter begins with an overview of African gold mining, its relative importance to the global economy and developing …

Introduction to South African Deep-Level Gold and …

Thabang Kgarume. 148 Accesses. Abstract. This chapter provides an overview of deep-level gold and platinum mining in South Africa, highlighting the status …

'Illegal' gold mining and the everyday in post-apartheid South Africa …

[Show full abstract] although in the last 14 years there has been an increase of over 500% in the installed capacity of refrigeration in South African gold mines, the average temperature of stopes ...

Zama-Zama mining in the Durban Deep/Roodepoort area of …

Show abstract. Despite increased restrictions and security measures imposed on abandoned gold mines by the South African government amidst recent deaths and the ongoing debate about the place of 'illegal mining', unlicensed miners, known as 'zama zamas' continue to insert themselves into the economy by engaging in practices of ...

The role of mining in the South African …

Gold mining started more than a century ago in the Witwatersrand gold elds, South Africa (Durand, 2012;Hobbs et al., 2010;Phillips and Law, 2000).

'Illegal' gold mining and the everyday in post-apartheid South Africa …

ABSTRACT This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of mining is deemed illegal by the government since it is outside the parameters of the country's main mining legislation. The author uses the …

Gold Mining in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, …

8th January 2024. Font size: - +. Gold mining in Africa, with its storied past and vibrant present, stands as a beacon of economic potential and a wellspring of market dynamics. …

Acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in

DOI: The Witwatersrand region of South Africa is famous for its gold production and a major conurbation, centred on Johannesburg, has developed as a result of mining activity. A study was undertaken of surface and ground water in a drainage system in this area. Soils were also analysed from a site within the mining district.

Southern African declaration targets TB in mining sector

In an attempt to tackle tuberculosis among current and former miners, their families, and affected communities, 15 southern African leaders signed a Declaration on TB in the Mining Sector, a legal instrument, at the recent summit meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government in Maputo, …

A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania

Gold is mined in 34 sub-Saharan African countries with Ghana and South Africa as the leading ones (Elbra 2017; Mbendi 2018). Gold mining is one of the earliest mining activities on the continent ...

(PDF) Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa

Abstract. About nine million Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) workers in Africa and people living near ASGM activi-. ties are highly exposed to geog enic and anthropogenic potentially ...

(PDF) Mining redesigned

The minerals and energy complex of South Africa has. been held up as an example of how mining escaped being an. enclave activity (Kaplan, 2011). On the other hand, low. products such as gold ...

Basotho Mineworkers and zama zama in Disused Commercial Gold Mines …

In the nineteenth century, Lesotho became a labour reserve for South African mines and emergent industries by colonial design (Amin, 1973). This came about as a result of the discovery of diamond and gold in South Africa. After these discoveries, there was a high demand for food and labour in the mining areas and neighbouring towns.

Tuberculosis and Silica exposure in South African gold mines

The risk of TB remains high for gold miners in South Africa, even after they are no longer exposed. TB risk increases with silicosis severity and is high in patients with acute and accelerated ...