Investing in South Africa's Mining and Mineral …
Factsheet. 2020. Investing in South Africa's Mining and Mineral Beneficiation Sector. Creating shared value. Mining and mineral beneficiation in South Africa. > Mining and …
Coal-affected but also coal-dependent: Mpumalanga, the coal-mining
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 emission hotspot, Mpumalanga. As a political ecologist, Dr. Munnik specialises in water quality. The researcher and academic also …
Topic 6 Contextual Overview
This outcrop turned out to be a part of the reef that was later called the "Main Reef" and turned out to set off the beginning of the South African "Gold Rush" in 1886. [5] The gold fields in the Transvaal colony and surrounding area was the "largest single producer of gold in the world". [6] 2. The Development of the Mining Industry.
Roots of Apartheid: South Africa's Mining Industry
While apartheid in South Africa was formalized in law in the late 1940s, the seeds for its creation were established years beforehand. The mining industry, especially, spurred the creation of laws and practices in South Africa which progressively disenfranchised the country's indigenous black peoples. At the behest of the mining industry ...
What is the contribution of the mining sector to …
July 29, 2019. This page in: English. The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to the mining sector. For example, South Africa's Johannesburg …
The Economic and Environmental Effects of Coal Mining: South Africa
of 2021, the coal mining industry employed nearly 9,300 people in South Africa [18], and from 2002 to 2012, the employment rate of the coal mining industry increased by 75% [19]. Figure 4.
The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines
The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines. Thousands of abandoned gold mines are scattered across South Africa, polluting the water with toxics and filling the air with noxious dust. For the millions of people who live around these derelict sites, the health impacts can be severe. By Mark Olalde • November 12, 2015.
The future of mining in South Africa
The South African mining industry has consistently increased the size of its workforce, from 406,994 in 2001 to 453,543 in 2018. This has led to a parallel increase in the tax paid by mining companies to the national government, from $1.21bn in 2010 to $1.56bn in 2018, according to the country's Minerals Council.
How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of …
The prevalence of asthma among the children in communities located near mine dumps – between 10% and 13% – was consistent with other studies conducted in South Africa. And among older people ...
Perceptions of local communities regarding the impacts of mining …
An example of the negative impacts of mining is the poignant case of the Twickenham mine owned by Amplats (Anglo American Platinum) in South Africa. The mine was placed on care and maintenance in July 2016 after years of operation ( …
South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …
How South African Mining Can Address Climate Change Challenges. South African mining is facing increased pressure to address its environmental impact and carbon footprint, with roughly ZAR 264 …
Mining in Africa and its role in the global energy transition
African countries alone hold 30% of the world's mineral resources 2 and 19% of global reserves of metals 3 needed for battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) as well as other low-carbon infrastructure. Moreover, the current confirmed mineral resources in the continent are generally considered to be the tip of the iceberg – as yet ...
Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining With Special …
Emeritus-Professor of Soil Science, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood, Pretoria 0081, South Africa; giel.laker1@gmail. Abstract: Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts ...
An assessment of the regulatory legal and institutional
The industry value of mining in South Africa was R452,67 billion (US $33,17 billion) in 2017 and accounted for approximately 60 per cent of the country's exports by value for the year. 9 In 2018 mining contributed R93 billion to fixed investment. 10 In the 2017/2018 fiscal year, R7,6 billion was paid in royalties and the industry paid R22 ...
AFRICA: the impact of mining on the environment | Afrik 21
Mining pollution cases are rife in Africa. Among the most prominent mining pollution cases in Africa is the Glencore case and the production of acid rain in the Mufulira region of north-western Zambia. 48 million loan to the Mopani Copper Mine (MCM) consortium, Zambia's largest mining company, whose majority shareholder is the Swiss …
How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining
Mining activities in South Africa's rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock. Some of the most profitable South African mines are situated ...
Mining in Africa
Mining in Africa Are Local Communities Better Off? Punam Chuhan-Pole, Andrew L. Dabalen, and Bryan ... Contemporary Migration to South Africa: A Regional Development Issue (2011) ... Policy Priorities for Addressing the Local Impacts of Mining 29 Notes 31 References 31 2 Local Impacts of Resource Abundance: What Have We Learned? ...
South Africa's mining industry story of integration and …
1719. Globally renowned for its sheer abundance of minerals worthy of mining, South Africa (SA) has gone on to become an industrial hotspot for the world's mining industry, with a large portion of the country's economy centres around the mining sector. The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to …
An Untapped Goldmine: Opportunities for South …
Currently, the mining sector remains an important engine of South Africa's economy, contributing ~8% of GDP and providing direct employment to roughly half a …
The plight of mining cities in South Africa: Planning for …
The mining sector's share in South Africa's economy has declined over the past 30 years, as has employment on the gold mines. Yet many new mining areas have developed. Mining growth has been driven primarily by platinum and coal, with iron ore and other metals contributing. Of South Africa's 39 'small' or 'secondary' cities, 19 have or ...
How does the mining sector impact the South African …
Mining has had a larger impact on shaping the South African economy than any other sector. It transformed a predominantly rural economy into an industrial one. It …
Perceptions of local communities regarding the …
Minerals contribute to the economy of South Africa and social well-being of society. The consequences of any challenges to mining could result in a dire situation …
Minerals Council outlines mining's 'immense' …
Industry body, the Minerals Council South Africa finds in a survey that 12 of its members, representing about 60% of the formal employment in the mining industry, spent R2.3-billion on ...
Gold mining and the abuse of environmental and human rights in South Africa
The report is based on three research trips to the region and more than 200 interviews with community members, government officials, industry representatives, civil society advocates, and scientific and legal experts. It provides an in-depth look at gold mining's adverse impacts and examines the shortcomings of the government's reaction.
Impacts of mining on water resources in South Africa: A …
Impacts of mining on water resources in South Africa: A review. G. Ochieng, Ephrahim S. Seanego, O. Nkwonta. Published 18 November 2010. Environmental Science. Scientific Research and Essays. Acid mine drainage is recognized as one of the more serious environmental problems in the mining industry. Acid mine drainage is a …
How South Africa's mining industry can change its ways
Reuters/Skyler Reid. South Africa's mining industry is increasingly cited as one of the key sectors that must yield " radical economic transformation " and help the country heal a deeply ...
The perceptual impact of enterprise development on …
The perceptual impact of enterprise development on mining communities in South Africa Owen Mthabini Student number: 0304482M Supervisor: Dr Rob Venter A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
Mining Matters to South Africa and its people
The mining industry continues to make an important contribution to the lives of employees, communities and the country through its contribution to the fiscus, taxes and …
The Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal Mining in South
In the north of the country, a mining company in which minister of housing Tokyo Sexwale's Mvelaphanda has interests, is threatening to mine metallurgical coal (which is scarce in South Africa) within a few kilometers of Mapungubwe, arguably the most important historical site in South Africa, where the first black city was created around 1400 ...
South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …
June 09, 2022 By Alexis Bour, Lucas Chaumontet, Peter Clearkin, Hans Kuipers, Tycho Möncks, and Dawie Scholtz. South African mining is facing increased pressure to address its environmental impact and carbon footprint, with roughly ZAR 264 billion annually in …
