South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said the mine was a "crime scene", but police were negotiating with the miners to end the stand-off, rather than going down to arrest them.
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National Water Act, 1998 (NWA): Governs water use in South Africa. If a mining or prospecting activity involves water use listed under section 21 of the NWA, a water use licence (WUL) must be obtained from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), which assesses the environmental impacts of the proposed activity.
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In fighting illegal mining, South Africa contents with grim Friday, January 17, 2025 Scroll down to read the article. ... In regions abundant in gold, companies' closure of unprofitable mines often leads to the proliferation of illegal mining activities. Informal mining groups then enter these abandoned mines for remaining gold deposits.
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Coal mining and washing activities in South Africa often lead to the generation of fine and ultra-fine coal which is in most cases discarded due to high handling and transportation costs. Studies ...
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Protecting South Africa's West Coast. Mining has become a common practice on pristine beaches and offshore areas of South Africa's West Coast. The industrial activity is restricting public coastal access, causing devastating environmental damage, and negatively affecting local communities.
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South Africa has many artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities that some are registered and others informal and illegal. This paper presents an overview of ASM operations in the vicinity ...
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Illegal artisanal mining (IAM) is a serious environmental and social problem in South Africa. 1 'Illegal' mining is an act of mining that contravenes the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). Despite its illegality, many scholars believe such mining has an important role to play in rural economic development. 2 The global demand for gold has …
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South Africa's government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...
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Mining, however, necessitates the use of vast areas of land that could otherwise be used for agricultural cultivation. For example, Tsebe (2018) reported that a substantial proportion (92.6 percent) of respondents lost agricultural land (mostly grazing pasture) due to increased mining activity in Tubatse, South Africa. Because of the land ...
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In South Africa, mineral resources are being controlled by the government; those who have the responsibility to ensure sustainable mining and clean environment need to stand up to the challenges posed by dangerous mining activities by using the control mechanisms in various regulations to sanitise the industry by making sure that the ...
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South Africa, thus, also has an international obligation to prevent mining activities within its jurisdiction that may violate these rights. An infringement of section 24 through mining also automatically derails the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2015-2030.
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Despite the challenges, communities across Africa are increasingly resisting mining activities that threaten their lands and livelihoods. In Ghana, hundreds of people marched through Accra in a peaceful protest against illegal small-scale gold mining, highlighting the significant health risks and environmental damage caused by such activities.
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By the end of 2011, South Africa's mining industry was the largest contributor to economic transformation, with broad-based black economic empowerment deals worth R150-billion completed. A A bout the author. Shamin Chibba has 13 years of writing experience, including three years as an editor.
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South Africa's mining output has fallen further below pre-pandemic levels due to persistent electricity outages and rail disruptions, industry data shows, threatening dividend payouts to investors.
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Mining is one of the most important economic activities in African countries, particularly in Western and Southern Africa (Pare and Bonzi-Coulibaly 2013;Verlicchi and Grillini 2020).
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Police have been escalating attempts to stamp out the activity of illegal miners, with more than a billion dollars lost to illegal mining in South Africa annually, according to the country's ...
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South Africa.1 The mining sector is a major landowner and land user in South Africa, and has considerable obligations in terms of our policy and legal framework to take biodiversity into account in its plans and activities.
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Mining in South Africa has for decades been considered a flywheel of the South African economy, and it remains a major contributor to the economy today. In 2023 it contributed 6.2% to the country's GDP.
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A brief overview of the primary environmental regulations applicable to mining activities in South Africa, including environmental review, permitting and remediation.
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Mining accounted for 21 percent of South Africa's GDP in 1980, according to the national statistics department. By 2023, that had dropped to just 6.2 percent.
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Learn about the history, importance and performance of the mining industry in South Africa, a country rich in natural resources. Find data on mineral revenue, employment, mergers and acquisitions, and more.
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Weak barriers in South Africa permit mining activities to commence prior to finalising negotiations with landowners, undermining the rights of surface rights holders and complicating the negotiation process. Mineral resource extraction disproportionately affects communities, particularly impacting women's status and livelihood, due to the ...
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This writeup explores how the mining industry can help boost South Africa's economy by creating jobs, generating revenue, and driving infrastructure development. Mining …
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The year 2023 proved to be an exceptionally demanding period for the global mining industry, with South Africa facing multifaceted and far-reaching challenges. ... Additional hurdles facing the South African mining industry include elevated levels of criminal activity, illegal mining, soaring labour costs, surging community activism demanding ...
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Illegal mining is on the rise in South Africa and presents challenges that need to be addressed from a range of perspectives. It takes place at abandoned mines and at operating mines with illegal miners often operating under dangerous conditions. ... Illegal mining activities threaten the viability of the mining companies' mine closure ...
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Amid a year fraught with unparalleled challenges, the South African mining sector emerged as a beacon of resilience and strength, contributing significantly to the national economy and societal welfare in 2023.
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The economic impact of this illegal industry is staggering. Operating mines face losses of up to 7 billion rand annually, directly affecting South Africa's economy. Beyond the direct losses, the illegal mining activities, especially in gold, siphon off an estimated value of over R14 billion annually from the legal market.
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This article looks at the primary environmental regulations applicable to mining activities in South Africa, including environmental review, permitting and remediation.
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Even though the percentage contribution of mining in Gauteng to the provincial GDP is relatively low (2.3%) it is a substantial amount (R22.34 billion) and should be viewed against other economic activities in Gauteng, the industrial heartland of South Africa, and the historical importance of gold mining in this province.
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To keep up with the ever-evolving mining industry, South Africa needs to innovate its mining activities. This could mean using clean coal technologies, optimising water and …
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Environmental Economics, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2017 14 Makua M. Pretty (South Africa), Kola O. Odeku (South Africa) Harmful mining activities, environmental impacts and effects
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