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This research study examines the significant negative effects that gold mining operations have on the environment and the community in Ghana's Asutifi North District over the period of ten years ...Web
In South Africa, mining of gold, coal and other natural resources has played a significant role in the country's economy, with both positive and negative consequences.Web
Illegal mining Artisanal and small-scale mining In South Africa, mining and related activities are regulated by numerous statutes. Informal mining activities operating outside this legal framework constitutes illegal mining. The MPRDA provides for state custodianship of mineral resources for the benefit of all South Africans.Web
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners. I look at mining and health from various …Web
Africa accounts for nearly 30% of the discovered world's mineral reserves, with half of the world's platinum group metals deposits, 36% of gold, and 20% of cobalt being in Southern Africa (SA). The intensification of heavy-metal production in the SA region has exacerbated negative human and environmental health impacts. In recent years, …Web
Introduction. The Witwatersrand Basin is the world's largest gold resource; it has yielded more than one third of all the gold ever produced. 1 Although gold mining gave rise to the city of Johannesburg and formed the foundation of the country's economy for over a century, today it presents one of the largest threats to South African water resources and human …Web
Gold mining in South Africa over the centuries has resulted in the accumulation of thousands of voluminous tailings dumps which are scattered all over the …Web
Rather, communities in mining areas have experienced negative standards of living and negative effects of mining, including loss of jobs and farmlands, and water pollution. Ghana, [6] Zambia, South …Web
Rafiei et al., reported a pH value of 7.35 in gold mine tailings in Iran, whereas Mitileni et al., reported pH values of 3.25–6.28 in South Africa and Harish and David pH value of 3.48–8.12 in India. Highly acidic pH has also been observed in acid mine drainage arising from gold mining activity in other studies [25,26].Web
But South Africa, which currently generates 90 percent of its electricity through coal, is already struggling with the devastating impacts of more than a century of excessive mining.Web
Gold mining in South Africa peaked in the 1980s and mine closure in the Johannesburg area was a ... with its potential negative impacts on water resources (SDG 6), land degradation (SDG 14), air quality (SDG 11), jobs and markets for local businesses (SDG 8). ... de Villiers, B., Strydom, H., and Stoch, L. (2003). Effects of dewatering and ...Web
The mining industry, mainly focused on the extraction of minerals and metals such as iron, copper, cobalt, nickel and cadmium, degrades ecosystems and contaminates the environment. "Oil, silver, copper, or gold are found in rocks containing sulphide ores, which release sulphuric acid when crushed and exposed to air and water.Web
Some of these damages in sub-Saharan Africa include abandoned pits and shafts in artisanal mining areas in West Africa, dumps from previous mining activities in South Africa, pollution of ground ...Web
South Africa: Gold, coal: National: 43: Corno and de Walque (2012) O: ORI: Statistical analysis: South Africa: n.a. ... Concerning negative impacts on mining community health and safety, the indicators "risk of mortality for communicable and non-communicable diseases" and "risk of death due to air and water pollution" are in SHDB, …Web
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been …Web
When picturing mining in forests, your first thought will likely go straight to the area with biggest issues. Brazil stands out as having many large-scale, pollution-intensive mines in its enormous tropical forest. While mines in Latin America generally see less impact on their forests than in Asia and Africa, Brazil stands out as an exception.Web
The effects of mining coal persists for years after coal is removed. Dear Readers, please refer to this latest article regarding the serious effects of Acid Mine Drainage on the environment and human lives in South …Web
Introduction. Africa is on the verge of an unprecedented mining boom. This boom is attracting tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment (Janneh & Ping 2011; Zhang 2011) and will result in substantial economic growth and development, but it also carries big risks for African societies and the environment.Here we highlight potential …Web
Abstract: Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes …Web
This case study examines the collapse of gold mining in Free State, South Africa. It is part of a series that looks at four historical cases involving the decline of major industrial or mining activities. In each, we describe the reasons for the decline and ... the former mining areas, negative impacts on local governments, below-average ...Web
standard ounce. Thereupon the mines or the South African banks were in possession of large London balances, part of which were used to pay dividends and purchase equipment abroad and a part used in South Africa for payment of wages, 1. Official Yearbook, Union of South Africa, vol. 7, p. 788. 2. Kemmerer Report on the Resumption of Gold ...Web
278 abandoned mines and 200 mining dumps, that contain about 6 billion tons of waste, exist in Johannesburg. For every single …Web
and Social Impacts of Mining in Limpopo South Africa and the Implications on Corporate Social Responsibility, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 19:1, 189-207, DOI: 10.1080/1943815X ...Web
Mining has played a fundamental role in South Africa's economic development, starting with the diamond rush to the Kimberley area in 1870 and the gold …Web
South Africa, acid mine drainage is polluting increasingly scarce ground- and surface water. The ammonium-barium (NB) process described in this paper consists of neutralisation and metal removal ...Web
Many of South Africa's gold mining areas have experienced decline and closure since the boom period of 1950–1990, mainly because of resource depletion, increased mining costs and the health and safety risks of deep mining (Crankshaw, 2002). Jobs in gold mining dropped from about 560,000–100,000 between 1987 and 2020.Web
Mineral revolution in South Africa refers to a period where rapid changes in the economy and industry took place in. As an outgrowth of the discovery of minerals especially diamonds and gold in the late 19th and early 20th century. South Africa went through this revolution with the help of American engineers which played a role in developing ...Web
On the other hand, gold mining is a root cause of environmental problems such as water shortages (8.8%), dehydration of the brook (10.6%), soil erosion (20.8%), …Web
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 and cyanide, endangering the health of people and ecosystems. Producing gold for one wedding ring alone generates 20 tons of waste.Web
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 uprooting, pollution, negative health impacts and ecological destruction. One of the most consistent and pressing problems caused by mining has …Web
The gold miner has encountered challenging operating conditions as a result of the depth of the mine, high labor costs, which have contributed to reducing margins, and insecure power supplies that …Web
Gold mining towns, particularly Johannesburg as the economic hub of South Africa, have attracted a large population concentration which remains exposed to these environmental impacts …Web
Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). …Web
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 distances from ...Web
Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa's first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867. ... Within a year of gold findings, the area …Web
investigating socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining on host communities: the case of connemara gold mining in midlands province, zimbabwe November 2017 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17298.32969Web
