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1025· ABSTRACT Perceptions of communities about mining and its impacts influence their relationship with mining companies in their vicinity. …
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South Africa: Amendment of mining and mining related activities requiring environmental authorisations and landowner consent requirements 22 October – 16 Minute Read
Despite 150+ years of capitalisation and industrial-scale activity, South Africa’s legendary mineral wealth continues to propel the mining sector as one of the …
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121· Environmental Impact Assessment has been characterized with poor community participation which has led to exposition of a deepening crisis …
720· Investments in plant upgrades in recent years have put AfriSam’s Pietermaritzburg Quarry in good stead to meet growing aggregates demand from a diversified project base in its area. Munesu Shoko was recently …
2025531· This mining guide covers methods, safety, sustainability, and mining’s role in South Africa. Learn how to improve operations and reduce …
412· However, the mining sector also poses various health and safety risks to workers and the environment. To mitigate these risks, South …
The sand and aggregate industry comprises some 421 registered operating quarries in South Africa. About 335 quarry operators submit production returns to the DME. According to ASPASA the DME statistics represents approximately 50 percent of all sand and aggregate producers in South Africa, and about 75 percent of total volume.
2024126· This may lead to amendments to mining codes, contract renegotiations, stricter regulations, or export bans. This article explores how …
Load shedding has been a major problem in South Africa in recent years. The country''s power grid is under strain, and as a result, blackouts and power outages have become common. This has had a major impact on the mining industry, which relies heavily on electricity to power its operations. Load shedding disrupts operations, leading to production losses and lower profits …
2025226· On Christmas Day in , 27-year-old Thabani Dlodlo’s eight-year-old son drowned in a flooded pit dug up by quarry miners in Bulawayo.
2019101· This paper concludes that, in the case of South Africa, the presence of a government- led strategy to address the issues associated with abandoned mines has shown the political will to address these sites. In spite of the noted challenges, the continued, diligent efforts of the role-players, even in imperfect operating conditions, has made a significant impact on …
Despite 150+ years of capitalisation and industrial-scale activity, South Africa’s legendary mineral wealth continues to propel the mining sector as one of the country’s stand-out investment performers. Find out more about mining investment opportunities in South Africa.
2015714· The problem says Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (Aspasa) chairman, Gert Coffee, is that regulation of …
2025512· Mining has been a cornerstone of South Africa''s economy for over a century, but it has also had significant social, environmental, and economic impacts. Below are the key effects: Positive Impacts of Mining in South Africa 1.
The sand and aggregate industry comprises some 421 registered operating quarries in South Africa. About 335 quarry operators submit production returns to the DME. According to ASPASA the DME statistics represents approximately 50 percent of all sand and aggregate producers in South Africa, and about 75 percent of total volume.
121· However, the over-extraction and mining practices are often unregulated - at times illegal - coming with large environmental and societal consequences. Here we conduct a scoping review to outline the complex relationship between the drivers and effects of sand mining in Sub-Saharan Africa.
202548· Environmental pollutants caused by mining activities are an emerging global problem of the current century, contributing to millions of deaths and significant economic and social effects. Mining disc...
Most studies on dust emissions conducted
by environmental scientists focus primarily on larger mining and manufacturing companies.
There is a dearth of information on stone quarry mines.
Objective: This cross-sectional study assessed respiratory symptoms associated with
exposure to dust among employees working at Patton Quarry
The Minerals Council represents 70 mining companies and 3 associations representing more than 200 companies, which account for 90% of South Africa’s mineral production by value.
91· Although this is the case, the literature shows that the environmental problems of abandoned mines have received more attention from scholars than their physical hazards and …
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