The department of mineral resources and energy needs an estimated R49 billion to rehabilitate about 6 000 mines abandoned by their owners These mines are a legacy of a time when mining companies
Get PriceMining built South Africa but the country s mining industry is dying Pale yellow mounds of gold mine waste dot Johannesburg—called eGoli in Zulu meaning Place of Gold—attesting to the promise of fortune which built and now threatens the country The country s former breadwinner is manifested in 6 000 derelict and ownerless gold coal diamond and other mines scattered across South Africa
Get PriceBattle from below South African miners fight climate change From climate change to land rights the best stories the biggest ideas the arguments that matter Four nights a week Given Zuli packs some food meets his colleagues at the entrance of an abandoned coal mine in South Africa s eastern Mpumalanga province and descends into the
Get PriceIn light of the sheer number of ownerless and derelict mines in South Africa efforts made by the government to rehabilitate mines had been slow For example while six mines were allocated funds during 2024/12 for rehabilitation only three were successfully rehabilitated This increased to 13 rehabilitated mines in 2024/13 and 28 in 2024/14
Get PriceMining in South Africa By 2024 there were over 6 000 derelict and ownerless mines in South Arica which will require more than R30 billion and 30 years to rehabilitate Other environmental impacts from mining include extensive acid mine drainage in the Gauteng and North West provinces other forms of water pollution destruction of
Get PriceMine closure and especially the rehabilitation of the environment need to be addressed urgently According to the Department of Mineral Resources there are over 8000 derelict and ownerless mines in South Africa which would take approximately 800 years to rehabilitate at a cost of billions of Rands Brown 2024 If one adds the rehabilitation
Get PriceDerelict and ownerless mines may become the responsibility of the state ; Instability of geology sinkhole formation Seismic effects and ; Destroying ecosystems and heritage sites 8 AMD and Coal Mining Mpumalanga Mpumalanga produces 80 of our coal ; Most abandoned mines decanting AMD ; Capacity to dilute waste discharge is limited
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Get PriceIn 2024 there were 239 operating mines and 788 derelict and ownerless mines in Mpumalanga Solomons 2024 Figure 2 presents the farm portions 1 where mining rights have been granted and prospecting applications have been submitted
Get PriceMs F Bikani ANC asked how much of the required R30 billion had been budgeted by the DMR to deal with derelict and ownerless mines Mr Mabuza responded that of the R30 billion that was estimated to be the total cost of rehabilitation R52 million had been allocated in this financial year for such an exercise
Get PriceSouth Africa also has a number of other mining activities for example coal manganese chrome platinum and diamonds classified as derelict and ownerless abandoned and government may provide funding for its to the DME there were 5 906 officially listed abandoned mines in South Africa at the end of May 2024 The majority of the 5
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Get PriceFor more than a century the mining sector has played a crucial role in the economic development of South Africa However it also causes immense harm to the country s people and environment Gold and coal mining have serious implications for water management The problem arises when contaminated water in the form of acid mine drainage AMD reaches the river basin systems and affects water
Get PriceThe generation of contaminated sulphate rich mine water and waste coal fly ash are undesired by products in coal mining and coal fired power stations respectively Acid mine drainage AMD has been highlighted as a major problem in South Africa especially where mines are abandoned and ownerless AMD also prevents the closure of affected mines
Get PriceIn light of the sheer number of ownerless and derelict mines in South Africa efforts made by the government to rehabilitate mines had been slow For example while six mines were allocated funds during 2024/12 for rehabilitation only three were successfully rehabilitated This increased to 13 rehabilitated mines in 2024/13 and 28 in 2024/14
Get PriceCleaning up the mining mess With about 6 000 abandoned mines across South Africa regulators are searching for answers to irresponsible mine closure Mark Olalde reports Broken promises George Harrison Park was constructed to commemorate the spot where commercial miners first found gold on the Witwatersrand Basin but artisanal miners now
Get PriceThe department of minerals and energy affairs needs R15 million a year for the next 10 to 15 years if it is to rehabilitate more than 40 abandoned asbestos mines across South Africa
Get Priceare approximately 5700 derelict and ownerless mines in South Africa which will require 800 years to rehabilitate at a cost of R100 billion Brown 2024; Nzimande and Chauke 2024 An investigation by the Auditor General 2024 identified and listed 5906 abandoned mines as of May 2024 As of 2024 no closure certificate had been issued under the
Get PriceA coal mine where the mine operator has ceased operations without reclaiming the site and the owner/operator cannot be located Find below are the list of Abandoned Coal Mines In South Africa South African Coal Mining Holdings Ltd Address 198 Oxford Rd Illovo Sandton 2196 Hours Open ⋅ Closes 5PM Phone 010 001 9460 Glencore South Africa
Get Pricemines also referred to as derelict and ownerless D&O mines She added that while Maluleke says this negative impact remains a key issue in South Africa and at mining sites globally 2 322 other high risk commodity mines such as gold coal and copper Prior to the 2024 audit the department had rehabilitated five asbestos mines
Get PriceMost importantly a large number of old mining operations have been abandoned and are now ownerless [7] Some of these mine operations and the resultant mine tailing dumps have not been remediated
Get PriceThe Department of Mineral Resources and Energy DMRE highlighted the problem of derelict and ownerless mines stating that these mines posed a hazard to communities nearby There had been a case of a child who fell into an open shaft which had been uncovered and they were unable to retrieve the child s body
Get PriceThere are roughly 6 100 derelict or ownerless mines scattered across South Africa many of which can expose people and the environment to significant harm due to pollution of the air water and soil Whether it is the tiny needle like asbestos fibres that slice up the delicate tissue inside human lungs; the acidic mine water that melts
Get PriceHowever derelict and ownerless mines exist globally The national strategy for the management of derelict and ownerless mines in South Africa 4 Dreisinger DB 2024 Case study flowsheets copper gold concentrate treatment gold ore processing Chapter 44 2nd edn Project Development and Operations pp 803 820
Get PriceThere are currently 4 772 officially listed abandoned mines in South Africa which is five times the number of currently operational mines As a result the Department of Minerals and Energy DME
Get PriceThe survey does not include ownerless abandoned or State owned discard facilities however these can be included into the data base as and when the information becomes available Information from both the Minerals Bureau Operating and Developing Coal Mines and the South African Bureau of Standards Quality Bulletin No 113 were used to
Get PriceToday it is estimated that almost 75% of gold mines are unprofitable The result is large layoffs in the mining industry At least 70 000 people have lost jobs in the last five years which is almost 40% of South African s industry Currently 95 130 people work in gold mining but this number is falling every year
Get PriceSouth African Mines Rehabilitation Funding Report Intellidex 2024 Executive Summary The Council for Geoscience CGS a scientific research body contracted by the Department of Mineral Resources DMR to manage the ownerless and derelict mines database estimates that there are at least 6 000 abandoned mines in SA
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