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The Wake of South Africa's Abandoned Gold Mines

South Africa’s Mount Everest of Mine Dumps once stood here. It was officially the tallest mine dump in the world before it met its match. (File Photo: 27 June 2016) Mariette Liefferink from the Federation for a Sustainable Environment standing at one of the Acid Mine Water Pumping Stations in Randfontein.

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of ...

How mine dumps in South Africa affect the health of communities living nearby May 2, 2018 10.15am EDT. Vusumuzi Nkosi, South African Medical Research Council. Author. Vusumuzi Nkosi Specialist ...

South Africa State of Waste Report

This first South African State of Waste Report (SoWR) provides snapshot of the state of waste generation and management in South Africa, the key driving forces and pressures, and how South Africa is performing in terms of short and medium terms

Shortage of landfill sites a stink for SA's recycling plans

Mpact Plastics warned on Wednesday that the shortage of landfill sites in South Africa was creating problems for the country's recycling plans.

Waste Management: The Societal Effect South Africa

Waste Management in South Africa is in the process of developing and has been able to bloom in recent years due to different acts such as The National Environmental Management: Waste Act of 2008 (1). Waste management in South Africa has historically been managed by the government through the establishment of large landfills and dumps. This method of waste management had been successful

Tailings - Wikipedia

Terminology. Tailings are also called mine dumps, culm dumps, slimes, tails, refuse, leach residue, slickens, or terra-cone (terrikon).. Examples Sulfide minerals. The effluent from the tailings from the mining of sulfidic minerals has been described as "the largest environmental liability of the mining industry". These tailings contain large amounts of pyrite (FeS 2) and Iron(II) sulfide (FeS ...

Mining Waste - an overview ScienceDirect Topics

Mining Waste. Mining wastes include hard rocks, gravels, clays, pebbles, sands, limestones, chalks, siftings of fine fractions, dump tailings of flotation concentration of ferrous and nonferrous metal ores, sulfur ores, apatite-nepheline concentrates, coal wastes, halite flotation wastes, screenings of phosphorite, phosphoric ore fines, etc.

Requirements for mine dumps stockpiles - Mining

Until recently, mining waste was regulated under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA). With effect from 24 July 2015, the establishment and reclamation of mine dumps and stockpiles of similar waste from or incidental to a mining operation, must comply with the new regulations regarding the planning and management of residue stock piles and residue deposits ...

Chapter 13 Waste management

and recycling and/or reuse of waste (DEA 2009a). The official country problem statement according to the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) (DEA 2012a) lists the following as the major challenges faced by South Africa in the waste management arena: Waste management 279 • A growing population and economy, which means increased volumes of waste generated. This puts

Manufacturer for innovative magnetic separation

We have been supplying magnetic sensor-based sorting systems for the disposal recycling sector the mining industry for over 125 years global network

Recycling in South Africa, how are we doing? A very pra...

Two percent had their waste collected from a communal container or central point, while 34% disposed of waste in a communal dump. Of the 42 million tonnes of general waste generated in South Africa...

South Africa hasn't protected residents from gold mine ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has failed to protect residents affected by pollution from contaminated water and mine dumps over more than 130 years of gold mining near Johannesburg, an...

Converting Tailings Dumps into ... - Deloitte South Africa

Similarly, tailings dumps arising from the processing of chrome ore in the Lower Group reefs of the BC are also being retreated to recover PGEs. Several commercially profitable enterprises have also been set up with the sole intention of retreating tailings dumps arising from South Africa’s Witwatersrand gold processing operations.

Guide to recycling in South Africa : Treevolution

Tetra Pak has opened its first small-scale recycling facility in Germiston, Gauteng, where its packaging is recycled into roof tiles, furniture and stationery. The company has plans to open more recycling plants around South Africa. For more information about Tetrapak see tetrapak.co.za 6.

Yes Recycling South Africa - Recycling Bin Catalogue

YES Recycling is a well recognised brand when it comes to recycling products and services in South Africa. Direct to the public to homes, offices, schools and complexes. Recycling bin sales and segregated waste collection. Durban, Johannesburg, Nationwide sales in South Africa

Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa Statistics ...

Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa. Did you know that 90% of an estimated 59 million tonnes of general waste produced in South Africa in 2011 ended up in landfills, while only 10% was recycled? 1 The rapid growth in solid waste and the fact that there is a shortage of suitable land to dispose of waste means that South Africa is running out of space for waste disposal.

MANAGEMENT OF MINING, QUARRYING AND ORE-PROCESSING

For example, certain materials have an important recycling potential within a given environmental and economic framework and are not always considered locally as waste despite the legal definition of waste. BRGM/RP-50319-F 5 2. - Assessment of risks linked to mining waste. The notion of environmental impact of mining activities is only fully meaningful if it includes a change in the initial ...

Manufacturer for innovative magnetic separation

We have been supplying magnetic sensor-based sorting systems for the disposal recycling sector the mining industry for over 125 years global network

Air pollution kills 20 000 per year in South Africa - as ...

Air pollution kills 20 000 people in South Africa every year, costing the economy nearly R300-million. This is according to new research from the World Bank.

Environment South African Government

Collect-a-Can, one of the oldest recycling initiatives in South Africa, has been instrumental in creating a culture of recycling in the country. It has obtained local and international acclaim for its contribution towards protecting the environment, as well as its significant contribution to job creation and poverty alleviation. Climate change. South Africa continues to play an active role on ...

Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa Statistics ...

Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa. Did you know that 90% of an estimated 59 million tonnes of general waste produced in South Africa in 2011 ended up in landfills, while only 10% was recycled? 1 The rapid growth in solid waste and the fact that there is a shortage of suitable land to dispose of waste means that South Africa is running out of space for waste disposal.

East Rand Mine - Wikipedia

East Rand Proprietary Mines (ERPM) is a 125-year-old underground gold mining operation on the Witwatersrand Basin at Boksburg, to the east of Johannesburg.The mine employed 3,850 people. It was the deepest mine in the world until 2008 at 3,585 metres depth, slightly more than the TauTona mine, also in South Africa, which was 3,581 metres at the time (in 2008 the TauTona mine completed a ...

Yes Recycling South Africa - Recycling Bin Catalogue

YES Recycling is a well recognised brand when it comes to recycling products and services in South Africa. Direct to the public to homes, offices, schools and complexes. Recycling bin sales and segregated waste collection. Durban, Johannesburg, Nationwide sales in South Africa

WastePlan recycling collections commercial waste ...

We don’t dump your waste – we reduce it! See how. We have full time staff on over 400 customer sites across South Africa. Our teams provide on-site recycling and waste management services to health care providers, the food beverage industry, universities, shopping centres, office parks, distribution centres, hospitality and manufacturing sites. Our services are shaped to fit your needs ...

(PDF) Impacts of mining on water resources in South

These problems are also emerging in Central and South America, and in Africa, around iron, copper, gold, and lithium mines (80)(81) (82) (83)(84). Acid mine drainage is a pervasive problem around ...

How Is Mining Waste Recycled? - Ecocycle Australia

More Recycling, Less Mining Waste. We are all dependent on the products of mining, from the copper that carries our electricity to the steel in our cars. However, as a major global industry, the impacts of mining are significant. So while it’s great to see industry take positive steps to find new uses for mining waste, we can all play a role in reducing the total volume of that waste. The ...

Home Page - The Old Oil Man

The Old Oil Man was founded in 1989 and is a founder member of NORA-SA (National Oil Recycling Association of South Africa), actively promoting the principles of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” through their hazardous waste management initiatives. The company is committed to environmental waste management and offers hazardous waste management services to industrial companies that generate

ROSE Foundation Recycling of used oil

The ROSE Foundation (Recycling Oil Saves the Environment), is a national non-profit organization established to promote and encourage the environmentally responsible management of used oils and related waste in South Africa. Funded by the major stakeholders in the lubricants industry, to enable them to meet their environmental and extended producer responsibilities, ROSE proves that ...

Environmental pollution in Africa SpringerLink

Identified sources of soil pollution in Africa include agricultural activities, mining, roadside emissions, auto-mechanic workshops, refuse dumps and e-waste. Oil spills are a major problem in oil-rich African countries such as Nigeria and Angola. Agricultural activities are the lowest impacting the soil in Africa, while e-waste recycling was the highest with Pb, Cu and Zn at extremely high ...

Environment South African Government

Collect-a-Can, one of the oldest recycling initiatives in South Africa, has been instrumental in creating a culture of recycling in the country. It has obtained local and international acclaim for its contribution towards protecting the environment, as well as its significant contribution to job creation and poverty alleviation. Climate change. South Africa continues to play an active role on ...