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Such intervention procedures such as afforestation and rehabilitation can balance environmental degradation and restore sustainable ecosystems. For example, in countries like South Africa and Ghana, efforts to rehabilitate mining sites have resulted in revitalized landscapes where native species can thrive once more.
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Rehabilitation of coastal dunes following mining was pioneered in South Africa in 1977 at Richards Bay (Camp and Weisser, 1991). In 1980 Australia was mining over 750 ha of coastal sands per annum and producing 60% of the world's rutile supply (Bradshaw and Chadwick, 1980).
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Appropriate enforcement has not been the case in South Africa's jurisprudence surrounding mining rehabilitation. In 2007, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy estimated it would cost R100 billion to rehabilitate the abandoned mines.
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The manufacturing, petrochemical, and mining industries have long been pillars of South Africa's economy. However, their operations have also left a significant environmental footprint, particularly in terms of soil and groundwater contamination. Despite the presence of a strong regulatory ...
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South Africa has a history of poor compliance with these kinds of laws. There haven't always been laws to make mining companies clean up after themselves – these laws are relatively recent compared to the long history of mining in our country. Gradually the laws dealing with environmental rehabilitation of mining impacts have been improving ...
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In this short article we take a look at what financial provision for rehabilitation of environmental damage caused by mining is, and some important proposed changes in the 2021 proposed Financial Provisioning Regulations.
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Mining in South Africa is recognised as a key element of economic development. However, as significant public resources are now required to deal with the legacy of mining in the Witwatersrand basins, there is growing public concern that those who profit from mining are not footing the bill for environmental damage caused by their operations.
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The government says illegal mining cost South Africa's economy $3.2bn (£2.6bn) in 2024 alone. As part of the police operation, entry points at various disused mines were blocked, along with food ...
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Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa and Australia: Maturity and opportunities for improvement. Author links open overlay panel ... Negative mine legacies include approximately 6000 abandoned mines in South Africa and more than 50,000 in Australia, with 15,380 situated in Queensland and 410 in New South Wales ...
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Written By: Lindsay Moses Innovative solutions could allow a pivot away from degraded and abandoned land. Like many nations worldwide, South Africa is grappling with an issue of abandoned mines.According to the Derelict and Ownerless Mines Project by the Council of Geoscience, about 6000 mines are estimated to have been abandoned across the country.
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Historic practices at many mining, industrial and even local authority facilities are causing the contamination of land and the pollution of surface and groundwater resources. ... Remediation, including industrial land rehabilitation and mine closure, has become an important requirement of South African environmental legislation. The failure to ...
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To ensure that mining operations are environmentally sustainable, South Africa has implemented mine rehabilitation laws that govern the process of rehabilitating mined land. In this article, we will explore the key aspects of …
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Modern mining transformed the South African economy, and by 1980 it contributed 21% of South Africa's GDP, second to manufacturing. Although mining still makes a significant contribution, adding R334 billion to the economy in 2017, its role has decreased, contributing 6.8% of the GDP (Minerals Council South Africa, 2018).
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Abandoned mines (officially known as Derelict and Ownerless Mines in South Africa) are defined in the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act No. 28 of 2002) of South Africa as those mines for which a closure certificate has not been issued; no part can be traced to assume responsibilities; the government may provide funds for their rehabilitation …
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With a reported 6,000 abandoned mines in South Africa, it is unclear if the government would realistically be able to fund environmental rehabilitation on a large scale. The current system places significant pressure on companies' abilities to effectively protect and deploy environmental rehabilitation funds, money that is currently often ...
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Using the experiences of the asbestos mine rehabilitation programme, the aim of this paper is to present the challenges and strategies employed to rehabilitate abandoned mines in South Africa. Given that legacy mining issues are a well-recorded problem in many mining jurisdictions worldwide, the study of these mines and their attendant problems ...
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Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane believes that growing the South African mining industry depends on restoring mining capacity through infrastructure rehabilitation in the short ...
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A national strategy for the management of abandoned mines in South Africa has been developed and several government-funded programmes are underway which aim to …
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The Minerals Act No. 50 of 1991 set a precedent in South Africa for mining and environmental legislation as it considered all factors pertaining to mining, specifically with respect to mine rehabilitation and closure. ... SOUTH AFRICA MINE CLOSURE AND REHABILITATION IN SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVATING COALITIONS OF THE WILLING FOR A JUST FUTURE …
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Similarly, in South Africa, the closure of numerous mines, particularly in the gold mining sector, has showcased the importance of financial assurance for post-mining land rehabilitation and water ...
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