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Rock collapse at gold mine in South Africa kills four workers

As ore mines ramp up and come on stream, the total number of active surface machines (including trucks, excavators, shovels, loaders, graders and dozers) is forecast to rise from 141,470 in 2020 to 167,367 by 2025.

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Mining and sustainable development goals in Africa

2.2. SDG 2: ensuring zero hunger. This goal calls for the elimination of hunger through increased food security and nutrition, as well as the promotion of sustainable agriculture (International Council on Mining and Metals, 2024).In 2020, approximately 2.4 billion people, or more than 30 % of the world's population, were moderately or severely …

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The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left derelict years ago, the country faces a growing environmental, health, and social crisis created by a withering gold industry and …

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'Illegal' gold mining and the everyday in post-apartheid South Africa …

This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of mining is deemed illegal by the government since it is outside the parameters of the country's main mining legislation.

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Africa's growing illegal mining: Financial drain and …

The rapid deterioration of mining situation across Africa, becoming an increasingly 'wild west' scenario of overt illegality unchallenged by weak central authorities, was predicted as far back as 2016 by South Africa's Minerals Council – but that warning has not seen any change in the dark direction that mining in South Africa or other ...

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South Africa Mining Industry Features

=Uncover the rich mining heritage and modern industry of South Africa, where gold, platinum, and other resources have shaped the nation's history and economy. Our exclusive articles offer insights into South Africa's mining landscape, regulatory reforms, and efforts towards sustainable development. Join us as we explore the …

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The fight against illegal gold mining in South …

Illegal gold mining has been on the rise for the past decade in South Africa. Worsening ore grades, rising costs (as shafts have been sunk ever deeper), bouts of labour and social unrest and falling investment in new …

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The dangerous world of illegal mining in South Africa

BBC Africa Eye meets the migrants who risk everything to go deep underground in South Africa's abandoned gold mines.

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Gold mining, climate change, and Africa's transition

Gold mining has, over the last decade or so, been a growth industry in many host countries across Africa. For example, in Ghana–now Africa's largest gold producer– gold represents around a ...

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After 120 years of mining on the Kaapvaal Craton, operations in this area have reached depths of 4,000m. At this depth, the natural rock temperatures reach about 50°C and the vertical rock pressures of …

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SA mining outlook: Challenges exist but opportunities abound

Although South Africa has considerable untapped minerals resources, investment in the mining sector has been a concern. However, that does not mean the …

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Mining in Africa 2024: Strategies to address …

Like other sectors of the economy, the African mining industry is facing several headwinds, but it remains resilient. Resource loss, environmental degradation, and social issues are major challenges in the mining …

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Trends in productivity in the South African gold mining …

According to the Chamber of Mines of South Africa (2014), the mining industry has generally seen a decline in productivity over the last 10 years. Figure 10 shows the trend …

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Gold Fields South Deep Gold Mine

Equipping people. for 4IR and digital transformation at Gold Field's South Deep mine. Mining Review Africa spoke to Gold Fields South Africa Executive Vice President Martin Preece, and Vice President for People and Organisational Effectiveness Gerrit Lotz about the importance of equipping people for the inevitable digital …

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Mining in South Africa: Employment threats, …

Mining in South Africa, a cornerstone of its economy, confronts a dire situation as falling platinum prices and logistical woes threaten job security. ... are not just economic problems but are …

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Serious challenges face the South African junior coal mining …

The major problems facing the junior and emerging coal mining sector in South Africa were finance, a dysfunctional regulator and logistical difficulties. These were highlighted in a panel ...

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Mining in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Cry for …

Major gold-producing countries in Africa include South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, and Mali. Gold mines contribute to infrastructure development, local economies, and government revenues through taxes and royalties. The gold mining sector faces challenges related to environmental degradation, illegal mining, and conflicts over land …

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Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining—With Special Reference to South Africa

Gold mining has serious negative environmental impacts, especially due to pollution emanating from tailings storage facilities (TSFs, tailings dams, slimes dams). The most important forms of pollution from TSFs are acid mine drainage (AMD) and high levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). AMD arises from the high levels of pyrite in the …

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Diamond exploration and mining in southern Africa: …

In more than 150 years of mining history, southern Africa has consistently been the dominant producer of the world's diamond supply (McKechnie, 2019), producing some of the world's largest and ...

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South Africa

South Africa - Gold Mining, Economy, History: Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by the diamond boom: immigration, urbanization, capital investment, …

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The state of health and safety in South Africa's mining …

In 2021, 114 companies representing 397,820 employees registered on the Minerals Council Occupational Health Information Management System. This accounted for 394 mines in South Africa, which represent about 86.5% of the estimated 460,000 employees in the mining industry.

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Mining in Africa

Contemporary Migration to South Africa: A Regional Development Issue (2011) ... 1.1 Environmental and Health Issues in Gold Mining Areas 9 1.2 What Is a Mining Community? 12 1.3 How Remote Sensing Informs Agricultural Production 21 3.1 Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining 70

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Trends in productivity in the South African gold mining …

Fine and Rustomjee (2018) posit that South Africa has been a leading global supplier of minerals and mineral products for a long time. Neingo and Tholana (2016) aver that the mining industry in ...

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Key Challenges Facing the Gold Mining Industry | Alchemist

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: GOLD) (TSX: ABX) is a sector-leading gold and copper producer. In July 2019 Barrick combined its gold mines in Nevada, USA, with those of Newmont Corporation in a joint venture, Nevada Gold Mines (NGM), which is majority-owned and operated by Barrick. NGM is the world's largest gold mining complex.

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Gold Mining in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, …

South Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern mining.

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Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa

Featured Documentaries Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa. Mountains of waste from Johannesburg's omnipresent gold industry may be ruining the health of nearby residents.

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Gold Mining in South Africa

Gold Mining in South Africa 0. GLENN SAXON JR. GOLD HAS BEEN a near-magic word throughout re-corded history-and it is no less so in the Union of South Africa today. Despite the tremendous scale of mining in the Union, the hard-headed financiers and managers and the corps of engineers who make it pos-sible, and the seeming absence of "gold …

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Violence adds to uncertainty for South African mining

Pressure is high for Ramaphosa's administration to reassert the global competitiveness of the nation's mining sector. In 2020, South Africa came 60th out of 77 jurisdictions in the Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining and Exploration Companies report, fourth bottom out of 13 African countries while Botswana topped Africa's list ...

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South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change …

South African mining is facing increased pressure to address its environmental impact and carbon footprint, with roughly ZAR 264 billion annually in mining sales at risk from trade partners' carbon-reduction …

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South Deep Gold Mine, Gauteng Province, South Africa

The South Deep operation's restructuring plan was initiated in August 2018, affecting 1,092 permanent employees and 420 contractors. The restructuring plan is aimed to consolidate Gold Field's mining activity and align the cost structure to …

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