Sustainable Innovation in Mine Site Rehabilitation

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 Council of Geoscience, about 6000 mines are estimated to have …

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(PDF) A critical review of the impact of South Africa's mine …

Aim: We reviewed South Africa's legal frameworks relating to mine closure, the winding-up of gold mining companies and the impact of sudden closure on the environment and communities.

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(PDF) Mine Closure and Rehabilitation in South Africa …

SOUTH AFRICA MINE CLOSURE AND REHABILITATION IN SOUTH AFRICA ACTIVATING COALITIONS OF THE WILLING FOR A JUST FUTURE BRIEFING PAPER • MAY 2020 1 Authors David Perkins and Tracey Cooper (Mining Dialogues 360°), Louise Scholtz and Khodani Mulaudzi (WWF) Text editor Marlene Rose Design and layout …

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Glencore launches mine rehabilitation project at …

It was also joined by an industry alliance, the International Council on Mining and Metals, South Africa's Mine Water Coordinating Body, and Impact Catalyst. The NGO said in a statement that "key operational learnings" from the project will be shared with the South African government to help illustrate how the Mpumalanga region can …

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(PDF) Financial Provisions for Rehabilitation and Closure in South

Although mining is a vital component of South Africa's development and has been for many years, ongoing concerns regarding the environmental degradation in mining areas and the high number of ...

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A review of problems and solutions of abandoned mines in South Africa

Similarly, in South Africa, the closure of numerous mines, particularly in the gold mining sector, has showcased the importance of financial assurance for post-mining land rehabilitation and water ...

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Challenges and strategies of abandoned mine rehabilitation …

A national strategy for the management of abandoned mines in South Africa has been developed and several government-funded programmes are underway …

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Legal requirements for mine closure in South Africa

The MPRDA, enacted in 2002 served as the cornerstone legislation for the mining industry in South Africa until 2015 when the Government Notice R1147 Regulations (GNR1147) were implemented.

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Mine Site Rehabilitation & Land Remediation

The global economy continues to benefit from mining activities. The year 2023, shaped by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, witnessed the mining market grow from $2022.6 billion in the previous year to $2145.15 billion.. A significant factor in this expansion is the rising demand for metals …

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Rehabilitation Plan and Closure Cost Estimate for the …

Digby Wells and Associates (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Subsidiary of Digby Wells & Associates (Pty) Ltd). Co. Reg. No. 2010/008577/07. Fern Isle, Section 10, 359 ... Boom Mining Area Rehabilitation and Closure Report Project Number: UAR2967 Prepared for: De Groote Boom Minerals (Pty) Ltd April 2015.

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The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned

The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned mine shafts in Sutherland goldfield, South Africa Jamba. 2019 Jun 13;11(2):688. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v11i2.688. eCollection 2019. Authors Sphiwe E Mhlongo 1 ...

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Environmental management and rehabilitation under …

A contemporary challenge facing South Africa is managing the environmental impacts of mining, and yet preserving the country's rich heritage in biodiversity. 4. Nick Segal and Stephan Malherbe 'A Perspective on the South African Mining Industry in the 21st Century' Independent report for the Chamber of Mines of South Africa by the Graduate

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Post-mining rehabilitation of coastal sand dunes in Zululand South Africa

Rehabilitation after dune mining results in bare and shifting sand that requires stabilisation and man- agement. Problems of stabilising coastal dunes are summarised in succinct accounts of dune manage- ment in the UK by Ranwell and Boar (1986) and in South Africa by Tinley (1985), and the process in South Africa has been …

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Short Course on Ecological rehabilitation and mine closure

Historic practices at many mining, industrial and even local authority facilities are causing the contamination of land and the pollution of surface and groundwater resources. ... Remediation, including industrial land rehabilitation and mine closure, has become an important requirement of South African environmental legislation. The failure to ...

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FINANCIAL PROVISIONING FOR REHABILITATION AND …

South African Mines' Rehabilitation Funding Report Intellidex 2018 A. Introduction: How provisions are made for mining rehabilitation The general case Mining companies must …

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Environmental management and rehabilitation under the …

This article considers the environmental regulation of mining under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (the 'MPRDA'), particularly from a biodiversity …

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Sustainable Innovation in Mine Site Rehabilitation

Instead of seeing environmental conservation as a mandatory tick box exercise, it should be seen as what they are: accessible and inventive natural solutions …

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Mining Law in South Africa | Laws regulating Mining Law

In South Africa, the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 ("MPRDA"), is the primary regulatory framework for the exploitation of mineral resources in South Africa. The MPRDA was established against the backdrop of the new Constitutional dispensation and came into force on 1 May 2004.

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Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa

Another example of this includes Chamber of Mines of South Africa and Coaltech Research Association (2007), which is based on Chamber of Mines of South Africa (1981). Resilient maturity was rarely observed in mine rehabilitation guidelines. Guidelines emphasised management actions, such as how to create a landform or …

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Identifying industry practice, barriers, and opportunities …

This is evidenced by the fact that, in major mining jurisdictions like Australia, Brazil, Canada, and South Africa, mines may close prematurely (without being rehabilitated; Laurence, 2011) and very few mine sites have been succssfully relinquished to the competent authority or post-mining land user (Blommerde et al., 2015; de Jesus …

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Omega Demolish & Rehabilitation – Mining …

Mining rehabilitation and closure specialists. Responsible decommission and rehabilitation services throughout South Africa. Today's rehabilitation is more economical than tomorrow's consequences! …

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Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa

Negative mine legacies include approximately 6000 abandoned mines in South Africa and more than 50,000 in Australia, with 15,380 situated in Queensland and 410 in New South Wales (Auditor-General South Africa, 2009, Department of Mineral Resources, 2009, Unger et al., 2012). ... In South Africa, rehabilitation, from 1997 to …

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POST-MINING REHABILITATION, LAND USE AND …

Sustainable Development in the life of coal mining in South Africa Limpitlaw, Aken, Lodewijks & Viljoen ... so the challenge unusally falls to the post-mining rehabilitation period. While this is the

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Identifying industry practice, barriers, and opportunities for …

This is evidenced by the fact that, in major mining jurisdictions like Australia, Brazil, Canada, and South Africa, mines may close prematurely (without being …

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Life Cycle of a Mine: From Planning to Rehabilitation

The rehabilitation process starts before mining begins. The permitting process for mine development requires closure and reclamation plans. 2. During Mining. An area of the mine can be reclaimed even as other parts of the mine are in operation. Mitigating the impacts of land disturbance during operations are critical to return the land …

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Challenges and strategies of abandoned mine rehabilitation in South

Examples of these are the rehabilitation of Derelict and Ownerless (D&O) mines in South Africa (Matshusa & Makgae 2014; Cornelissen et al. 2019); United States of America (USA) Abandoned Mine Land ...

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What you should know about proposed new rules for …

South Africa has a history of poor compliance with these kinds of laws. There haven't always been laws to make mining companies clean up after themselves – these laws are relatively recent compared to the long history of mining in our country. Gradually the laws dealing with environmental rehabilitation of mining impacts have …

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The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of …

The study area. The Sutherland goldfield is a 70-km-long north-easterly trending greenstone sequence found along the north-eastern corner of the Limpopo province of South Africa (Steenkamp & Clark-Mostert 2012).The abandoned mine sites studied in this work include the New Union Mine (found at Ka-Madonsi village), Louis …

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Mine Rehabilitation Law in South Africa: A Comprehensive …

To ensure that mining operations are environmentally sustainable, South Africa has implemented mine rehabilitation laws that govern the process of …

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Welcome to Agreenco

Agreenco offers new generation mine rehabilitation and environmental improvement services to mines. ... and o ur brand has become synonymous with demonstrable environmental improvement in the …

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Environmental rehabilitation of damaged land

Mentis MT (1999) Diagnosis of the rehabilitation of opencast coal mines on the Highveld of South Africa. South Afr J Sci 95:210–215. Google Scholar Mentis MT (2006) Restoring native grassland on land disturbed by coal mining on the eastern Highveld of South Africa. South Afr J Sci 102:193–197

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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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Regulation and remediation of the impacts of mine wastes …

Abstract. A concerning phenomenon in South Africa's mines is the huge quantities of waste generated by the mines. The problem is historical in that there was existing land and water contamination from previously generated waste, often from now abandoned mines, of which there are many.

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