Gold Fields of South Africa Limited was amalgamated with other smaller companies into the Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa Limited in 1892. Robinson sold his shares in Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company, worth £250,000, to the Wernher–Beit Company, which was an affiliate of the De Beers group and the …
Illegal mining in South Africa presents significant economic, social, and security challenges. It's complex history, violence and crime it fosters, the implications of the recent military intervention, and insights from Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary, all highlight the depth and interconnected nature of this crisis.
Information was collected from 690 residents in different local mining communities of four provinces in South Africa. The study indicated positive impacts …
Geita Gold Mine: Anglo Gold Ashanti (South Africa) Gold: 2000: Open-pit: ... Antabe R, Atuoye KN, Kuuire VZ, Sano Y, Arku G, Luginaah I. Community health impacts of surface mining in the Upper West Region of Ghana: the roles of mining odors and dust. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 2017; 23 (4):798–813.
The impacts of ASGM in Sutherland, South Africa include land degradation, the use of sodium cyanide in leaching gold from old mine tailings, which has potential health impacts on the community. In addition, the cyanide-contaminated soils can be eroded to nearby rivers, as this may impact the aquatic life (Mhlongo et al. 2019 ).
Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). The most important forms of pollution from TSFs are acid mine drainage (AMD) and high levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). AMD arises from the high levels of pyrite in the …
Illegal mining: the problem is bigger than you think. The economic toll is staggering. Illegal mining activities in South Africa cost the formal mining industry over $7 billion rand ($370 million) annually, resulting in lost …
This paper examines impacts and effects of the mining activities. It also looks at the legislative interventions that have been put …
South Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern mining.
A century of gold mining has had many positive impacts on the South African economy; some individuals and companies have become remarkably wealthy, the state has gained significant revenue through taxes from both companies and workers, South Africa has become internationally recognized due to its import and export and it has also resulted in ...
Mining corporations also give to local communities, either voluntarily or in accordance with regulatory obligations, in addition to what they pay in royalties and taxes. Mining industry's economic impact. The mining sector, which was formerly dominating, now contributes to barely 8% of South Africa's GDP (GDP).
Gold mining is one of the most destructive industries in the world. It can displace communities, contaminate drinking water, hurt workers, and destroy pristine environments. It pollutes water and land with mercury …
Mining employs about 525 000 people directly and accounts for another 840 000 jobs that are indirectly dependent on mining. South Africa has almost 90% of world platinum reserves and about 40% of gold reserves. It is important to note that, increasingly, both within South Africa and worldwide, there are calls to better account for and to ...
Mining is a major economic activity in many developing countries. In South Africa, gold mining has played a significant role in the development and sustenance of the country's economy, with both ...
Aim: We reviewed South Africa's legal frameworks relating to mine closure, the winding-up of gold mining companies and the impact of sudden closure on the environment and communities.
The History of Mining in South Africa. The history of mining in South Africa dates back to the 16th century when the Dutch and Germans started extracting gold and diamonds from the mines near Johannesburg. In 1886, Anglo American Mining Co. discovered gold at Witwatersrand and began operations.
Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country's most valuable commodities, accounting for 26 percent of mineral mining revenue in 2023.
The aim of this study was to identify all the host communities in the West Wits goldfield in South Africa and measure a comprehensive set of local SDG indicators, to explore the local...
the welfare impacts of large-scale gold mining on local communities in three African countries — Ghana, Mali, and Tanzania. The approach adopted in this study is two-pronged.
Illegal gold mining has been on the rise for the past decade in South Africa. Worsening ore grades, rising costs (as shafts have been sunk ever deeper), bouts of labour and social unrest and falling investment in new …
Two of the most profitable minerals produced in Africa are gold and diamonds. There are a number of major diamond producing countries across Africa such as South Africa and Botswana. However, the ...
The Witwatersrand has been subjected to geological exploration, mining activities, parallel industrial development and associated settlement patterns over the past century. The gold mines brought with them not only development, employment and wealth, but also the most devastating war in the history of South Africa, civil unrest, economical inequality, social …
In 2019, the global diamond industry achieved a significant production volume of 135.8 million carats and a market size of $89.18 billion (Bain and Company, 2014).This industry is on a trajectory ...
Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left derelict years ago, the country faces a growing environmental, health, and social crisis created by a withering gold industry and …
of community involved in or affected by mining operations: • Occupational communities– s or families who derive all or most of their income from mining. • Residential communities– s or families who live within the geographical area affected by mining. They may live in close proximity or many miles
The Witwatersrand has been subjected to geological exploration, mining activities, parallel industrial development and associated settlement patterns over the past century.The gold mines brought with them not only development, employment and wealth, but also the most devastating war in the history of South Africa, civil unrest, economical …
1. Introduction. Worldwide, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) includes an estimated forty million participants, and ASM activities indirectly support more than 150 million people across eighty countries in the global South (Intergovernmental Forum, 2017: 2).In the South African context, the number of people employed in the sector is …
Studies on the environmental impacts of gold mining in South Africa often concentrate on areas close to TSFs, while impacts have been found over large areas and at significant …
Section snippets History of mining in South Africa. It is helpful to review the history of mining to understand and identify mining communities. Fig. 1 shows the British colonies (Cape and Natal) and Boer republics (Transvaal and Orange Free State) that became the Union of South Africa in 1910, key cities and the earliest mining towns that …
2. Description of the study area. The Bokoni platinum mine is one of the many mines in South Africa and has been in operation since 1963. The mine is situated about 80 km southeast of Polokwane City in Limpopo Province of South Africa with site coordinates of 24°17ʹ35.78"S and 29°51ʹ58.11"E (Figure 1).The mine sits on an …