In this Note unless the context indicates otherwise
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa define "rehabilitation" as follows: 6 "Rehabilitation, from the mining industry perspective, means putting the land impacted by the mining activity back to a sustainable usable condition. It recognises that the restoration of what was previously there is simply impossible with current best practice.
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Glencore launches mine rehabilitation project at …
28 September 2021. Glencore and local development partners have launched a pilot in South Africa that uses remediated mine land and water to grow wheat. The pilot, launched in April 2021, is trialling the growth of different winter wheats - strains of wheat planted in the autumn for spring harvesting - at two sites.
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A review of problems and solutions of abandoned mines in South Africa
In South Africa, Mhlongo and Amponsah-Dacosta (2016) underscored the significance of developing uniform abandoned mines evaluation standards and models for estimating rehabilitation costs ...
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Mine Rehabilitation Design
Setting best practice standards in the rehabilitation design of opencast mines and discard dumps; Expert surface water studies and specialist reports ... on, South Africa. Postal Address: Jones & Wagener, PO Box 1434, Rivonia, South Africa, 2128. Jones & Wagener Centurion / Pretoria. Telephone: + 27 (0) 11 519 0200. Physical Address: 16 ...
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R49bn to rehabilitate 6 000 mines – The Mail
It is the cornerstone of South Africa's environmental law. But, in the case of 6 000 abandoned mines being rehabilitated by the minerals department, it has failed.
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Spotlight: Mining law in South Africa
On 14 April 2022, the DMRE published 'The Exploration Strategy for the Mining Industry of South Africa' 16 with the purpose of attracting mineral exploration investment, reigniting mineral ...
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Mine closure and rehabilitation in South Africa
Successful mine closure and rehabilitation remain seemingly intractable challenge in South Africa despite the existence of legislation that should ensure that outcome. In response to unsolicited inputs from various stakeholders and the ongoing discourse around South Africa's pathway to a just transition, WWF South Africa and Mining Dialogues ...
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Post-mining rehabilitation of coastal sand dunes in Zululand South Africa
Abstract. In the process of dredge mining, employed since 1977 on the Zululand coast, heavy minerals are extracted from the dunes after the complete removal of the existing vegetation. The tailings are then reshaped to approximate their original contours, covered with topsoil and revegetated with a cereal cover crop, together with …
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WWF raises concern over alleged misuse of mining rehabilitation …
WWF South Africa is gravely concerned by current claims that have been widely published in the media, some of which form the basis of a recent affidavit submitted by the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan. The affidavit suggests that funds that were held in trust by Optimum Mines, specifically for mine rehabilitation, may have been …
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Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa
The first voluntary rehabilitation guideline document was compiled in 1981 (Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1981). At this time rehabilitation was approved simultaneously with mining applications by the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry and the Government Mining Engineer (Wells, 1986).
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Progresses in restoration of post-mining landscape in Africa
While rehabilitation is the reparation of ecosystem processes, ... Venkateswarlu et al. reported ca. 6150 officially listed abandoned mines in South Africa alone, with areas contaminated by toxic and radioactive mine residues in Gauteng province, a known source of gold ore, covering 321 km 2. In the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, ...
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Showcase: Mine rehab
According to Bryan Betton, Head of CRS & Mining Rehabilitation Guarantees, until the regulation changes come into effect, it is business as usual for Guardrisk. ... While investment in new mines in South Africa has waned, he emphasises that the contribution of the sector – of which a large part of the country's economy has …
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R30 billion is just the start of South Africa's mining hangover
The newly released Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and Closure in South African Mining: Discussion Document on Challenges and Recommended Improvements report, commissioned by WWF-SA, recognises that Mining in South Africa is a key element of economic development. However, ongoing concerns regarding …
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The South African legislative framework for mine closure
South Africa has, and still is, relying heavily on mining activities to generate wealth that could be translated into economic development, infrastructure and employment. Formal mining in South Africa is more than 100 years old. Early legislation focused on 'surface rehabilitation' and the primary emphasis of mining was on its economic gains.
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Rehabilitation and Closure in South African Mining:
the consequences of inadequate environmental rehabilitation in the mining sector into sharp focus. Government has recently been forced to pick up the ... fourthly, it does not cater for some sectors of the mining industry in South Africa such as subsistence ("pick and shovel") mining. WWF-SA Mining Financial Provisions Summary 5
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Mining Insurance Guarantee (Mine Closure or Rehabilitation)
Mining Insurance Guarantee - flexible, tailor-made solutions for your mining rehabilitation guarantee requirements regardless of your size. Call us today. Announcement. ... Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel : +27 (0) 11 551 0600 Fax : +27 (0) 11 551 0603 Email: Sitemap. About us ...
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Legare Mining Services (PTY) LTD
Legare Mining Providing Services since 2010. Legare Mining Services (Pty) Ltd is an ambitious emerging mining services company. Our niche market is in services relating to the rehabilitation of old mines and works as well as material (discard and product) handling. Established in 2009, the company soon secured running contracts with a blue …
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South Africa: Proposed New Rules for Financial Provision for Mining …
In this article, Dimakatso Sefatsa, Candidate Attorney and Catherine Horsfield, Programme Head: Mining at the Centre for Environemntal Rights (CER) takes 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 …
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Sustainable Innovation in Mine Site Rehabilitation | Mineral Law in Africa
Sustainable Innovation in Mine Site Rehabilitation. 26 May 2023. 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 …
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The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of …
In South Africa, the term 'abandoned mines' refers to those mines for which a closure certificate has not been issued and no party can be traced to assume responsibility for their liabilities. In general, abandoned mines are found in all countries and regions of the world with long histories of mining (Hentschel, Hruschka & Priester 2002 ).
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Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and …
The newly released Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and Closure in South African Mining: Discussion Document on Challenges and Recommended Improvements report, commissioned by WWF-SA, …
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The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts …
This article details how artisanal mining operations have frustrated rehabilitation Affiliations: 1Department of Mining and Environmental Geology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa 2Department of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa 3Department of Geology and Mining, …
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Assessment of asbestos contamination in soils at
The global ban on asbestos mining since the 1990's, however, has left a plethora of derelict mining and processing sites in the major asbestos fields of South Africa. Coupled with this is a legacy of health risks to communities, exacerbated by the large portion of sites having little- to no rehabilitation, or having a combination of …
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(PDF) The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation …
The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned mine shafts in Sutherland goldfield, South Africa ... 2010, The national strategy for the Management of Derelict and Ownerless Mines in South Africa, Department of Mineral Resources, Pretoria. Eisler, R., 1991, 'Cyanide hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates-A ...
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Land Rehabilitation Sustainability | Harmony
SOUTH AFRICA. The total land under our management is 92 255ha. Of this, 13 925ha is affected by mining-related infrastructure. For more than a decade Harmony has rehabilitated decommissioned shafts and mining hostel accommodation. These actions have helped to mitigate illegal mining, particularly in the Free State.
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DMR clarifies its mine rehabilitation financial provision process
October 25, 2016. In a statement released over the weekend, the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) outlined some of the processes it follows with regards to mine rehabilitation fund provisions, in response to aspersions cast on the department and its processes following speculation pertaining to the Oakbay Investment's Optimum coal …
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South Africa: R60-Billion Held for Mines that Are Never Closed
South Africa, 2017. A data-driven investigation shows that nearly R60-billion is being held in funds for the rehabilitation of mines across South Africa. Mpumalanga, the country's most important coal-mining province, alone holds more than R17-billion. This money cannot be used for rehabilitation while a mine is still operational, but the ...
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A review of problems and solutions of abandoned mines in South Africa
As a result of South Africa's long history of mining, the country has many abandoned mines that are currently the major source of various environmental and social problems. This review looks at the general problems of abandoned mines in South Africa and the efforts made towards rehabilitation of abandoned mine sites.
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Regulation and remediation of the impacts of mine wastes …
232 Sphiwe EMhlongo, Francis Amponsah-Dacosta, Confidence Muzerengi, Wilson M Gitari and Abuh Momoh, 'The Impact of Artisanal Mining on Rehabilitation Efforts of Abandoned Mine Shafts in Sutherland Goldfield, South Africa' (2019) 11 Jàá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 1, 2.
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ESG investing and implications for mine rehabilitation funds in South
In South Africa the mining sector is key to the country's GDP. In 2018 the Sector contributed close to R 351 Billion to South Africa's GDP and hired a total of close to 456,438.00 employees.
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