Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - PMG
2021-2-5 • The gold mining industry in South Africa (principally the Witwatersrand Goldfield) is in decline, but the post-closure decant of AMD is an enormous threat, and this could become worse if remedial activities are delayed or not implemented. Reference: CSIR. Briefing Note August 2009. Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa. Dr. Pat Manders.
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Acid Mine Drainage, South Africa EJAtlas
2014-4-8 Earthlife Africa, Johannesburg branch (2009b) Acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand (AMD Fact sheet 2), Johannesburg, 16 August. Fig, D (2011) Corrosion and externalities: the socio-economic impact of acid mine drainage in the Witwatersrand. Pp. 300-320 in in John Daniel, Prishani Naidoo, Devan Pillay and Roger Southall (eds), New South ...
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Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - Environment South
2014-11-12 Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa. The effect of mining on the environment includes the release of many chemical contaminants into water resources, which can cause environmental damage and threaten the health and safety of nearby communities long after mine closure. This pollution is so persistent that, in the absence of available remedies, in ...
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Acid Mine Drainage - Earthlife Africa
2009-10-20 Acid Mine Drainage. Acid mine drainage is the flow, or seepage, of polluted water from old mining areas. Depending on the area, the water may contain toxic heavy metals and radioactive particles. These are dangerous for people’s health, as well as plants and animals. Acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand has reached a crisis point.
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(PDF) The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa
In South Africa, sulfide is a large component of many of the natural ore bodies, in particular coal and gold ores. This results in large-scale problems such as acid mine drainage (AMD).
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THE REGULATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH
2021-2-16 THE REGULATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: LAW AND GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVES L Feris* LJ Kotzé** Acid drainage is one of the most serious and potentially enduring environmental problems for the mining industry. Left unchecked, it can result in such long-term water quality impacts that it could well be this industry's most harmful legacy.1
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Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in
South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country s mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.
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Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in
South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.
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2014-1-15 externalities: acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand, South Africa . Research paper 02/11 [email protected] . Tel +27 83 325 7792 . Fax +27 11 482 1041 . 2/1/2011 . David Fig The gold-bearing areas of South Africa are concentrated along the “ridge of white waters”, the Witwatersrand. As gold mining reaches its limits, pumping of water ...
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Water Pollution and Contamination from Gold Mines: Acid ...
2020-7-24 Gold mining Acid mine drainage Mine rehabilitation Acid mine water neutralisation Water pollution Gauteng South Africa This is a preview of subscription content, log in
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The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa South ...
Naiker K, Cukrowska E, McCarthy TS. Acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in Johannesburg, South Africa, and environs. Environ Pollut. 2003;122:29–40. 5. Winde FLA. Uranium pollution of South African streams – An overview of the situation in
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What is acid mine water and how can it be treated?
2019-1-30 Abandoned or disused mines are often one of the leading causes of acid mine drainage in South Africa. And in order to remedy this, we should be looking at filling in abandoned mines. But be sure that the materials used are not harmful to the environment and can be easily sourced from local vendors to save time, money and improve the local economy.
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[PDF] Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: Development ...
Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa; However, mining activities are also associated with environmental contamination such as acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD is highly acidic water, usually containing high concentrations of metals, sulphides, and salts as a consequence of mining activity. The major sources of AMD include drainage from underground ...
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2021-2-16 THE REGULATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: LAW AND GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVES L Feris* LJ Kotzé** Acid drainage is one of the most serious and potentially enduring environmental problems for the mining industry. Left unchecked, it can result in such long-term water quality impacts that it could well be this industry's most harmful legacy.1
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[PDF] The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa ...
The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa. Acid mine drainage (AMD) has received considerable coverage in the media of late and the number of short courses and workshops devoted to the topic has mushroomed. The current interest was prompted mainly by concern arising from the decanting of contaminated water from the old gold mines in the ...
MoreManagement and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in
South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country s mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.
MoreSurfaces and externalities: acid mine drainage on the ...
2014-1-15 externalities: acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand, South Africa . Research paper 02/11 [email protected] . Tel +27 83 325 7792 . Fax +27 11 482 1041 . 2/1/2011 . David Fig The gold-bearing areas of South Africa are concentrated along the “ridge of white waters”, the Witwatersrand. As gold mining reaches its limits, pumping of water ...
MoreWhat is acid mine water and how can it be treated?
2019-1-30 Abandoned or disused mines are often one of the leading causes of acid mine drainage in South Africa. And in order to remedy this, we should be looking at filling in abandoned mines. But be sure that the materials used are not harmful to the environment and can be easily sourced from local vendors to save time, money and improve the local economy.
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Acid mine drainage threatens SA's water systems - SABC ...
2019-12-21 Acid Mine Drainage from the dump left by the DRD mine is threatening South Africa’s water system and the well-being of residents in Riverlea, in the western part of Johannesburg. Acid Mine Drainage occurs when water reacts with pyrites or
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Acid Mine Drainage, Witwatersrand ... - South Africa
2012-5-22 Meeting Summary. The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWA) gave an update on the steps taken to deal with Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand area. A Ministerial directive was issued on 6 April 2011, and three basins were being monitored. In the immediate term, the DWA was attending to installation of pumps, construction ...
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Long-Term Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage from
2016-7-31 abandoned mining areas. Key words: Acid mine drainage, Passive treatment, Anaerobic and Aerobic units. Introduction . Many of the abandoned mines in South Africa generate contaminated mine drainage, and over the years this has led to a deterioration in the water quality in many surface streams and ground water, as
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The Key Factor of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the History ...
2016-7-25 Acid Mine Drainage is one of the serious issues caused by mining activities and often reported in the last few decades in South Africa [11] [12] . Jan van Riebeeck from the Dutch East India Company visited the South Africa continent and set the region as Cape of Good Hope in 1652, leading to the Netherlands Cape Colony [56] .
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The Legacy of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa
South Africa’s mining sector plays a significant role in the country’s economy. The Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) challenge can be traced back more than 100 years to the 1800s.
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Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa
主题词： Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution,Environmental Health,Sustainable Development,Environmental Sociology
More[PDF] Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: Development ...
Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa; However, mining activities are also associated with environmental contamination such as acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD is highly acidic water, usually containing high concentrations of metals, sulphides, and salts as a consequence of mining activity. The major sources of AMD include drainage from underground ...
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Acid mine drainage in South Africa: A test of legitimacy ...
2018-1-23 ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A TEST OF LEGITIMACY THEORY Boitumelo Loate*, Nirupa Padia*, Warren Maroun* Abstract There is a large body of international literature which suggests that there is a correlation between organisational legitimacy, the nature and extent of non-financial disclosures in corporate reports, and
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South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country s mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time.
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主题词： Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution,Environmental Health,Sustainable Development,Environmental Sociology
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History of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa - 1347
2021-11-12 History of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa. Mining has been a cornerstone of South Africa’s economy. It was the basis for which one of its main cities, Johannesburg, was built around. Today, gold mining in the Witwatersrand basin has been one of the main contributing factors to mining in South Africa. An estimated 98% of all gold mined in ...
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ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA World Pulse
2011-4-13 ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA. After following the headlines regarding the Acid Mine Drainage in our country, which drew media from all over the world including the CNN, Sky News, Reuters, and the BBC, I was convinced that what they were saying was “news”, same as our high level of unemployment and our high level of rape and violence crime, the usual and yet shocking to the world.
MoreAcid Mine Drainage, Witwatersrand ... - South Africa
2012-5-22 Meeting Summary. The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs (DWA) gave an update on the steps taken to deal with Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Witwatersrand area. A Ministerial directive was issued on 6 April 2011, and three basins were being monitored. In the immediate term, the DWA was attending to installation of pumps, construction ...
MoreAcid mine drainage threatens SA's water systems - SABC ...
2019-12-21 Acid Mine Drainage from the dump left by the DRD mine is threatening South Africa’s water system and the well-being of residents in Riverlea, in the western part of Johannesburg. Acid Mine Drainage occurs when water reacts with pyrites or
MoreLong-Term Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage from
2016-7-31 abandoned mining areas. Key words: Acid mine drainage, Passive treatment, Anaerobic and Aerobic units. Introduction . Many of the abandoned mines in South Africa generate contaminated mine drainage, and over the years this has led to a deterioration in the water quality in many surface streams and ground water, as
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2021-11-6 Hesketh A H, Broadhurst J L and Harrison S T L (2010). Mitigating the generation of acid mine drainage from copper sulphide tailings impoundments in perpetuity: A case study for an integrated management strategy. Minerals Engineering23, 225-229. Hesketh A. H., Broadhurst J. L., Bryan C. G., van Hille R. P. and Harrison S. T. L. (2010).
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2015-1-28 Abstract. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is arguably one of the most serious environmental concerns in South Africa. AMD is a legacy left behind by abandoned, derelict and defunct mines, and is a continuing by-product of existing mining activities.
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Acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in ...
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.
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