— South African mining communities are plagued by poor social conditions, such as, prostitution, a high influx of unaccompanied migrant labour, and family disorganisation. This leads to major health issues in these communities including the high incidence of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancies, malnutrition ...
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The detrimental environmental impacts of mining on communities are both direct and indirect. Mining can lead to the loss of natural resources on which communities rely for …
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The underground mining methods we use include room and pillar, narrow vein stoping and large-scale mechanised mining. Room and pillar mining is a style of mining where tunnels are driven in a chess board pattern with massive square pillars between them which are gradually cut away as the work proceeds. We use this for mining coal.
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varied roles and responsibilities in addressing the challenges and opportunities in South Africa's mining-affected communities. FINDINGS The Commission has made a number of findings based on the underlying issues that contribute to the socio-economic challenges experienced by mining-affected communities. The Commission's
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— 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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Report reveals a disjuncture between its intended impact and the lived reality of many of South Africa's mining-affected communities. Despite extensive regulation and notable …
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— South Africa - Resources, Power, Economy: South Africa is rich in a variety of minerals. In addition to diamonds and gold, the country also contains reserves of iron ore, platinum, manganese, chromium, copper, uranium, silver, beryllium, and titanium. No commercially exploitable deposits of petroleum have been found, but there are moderate …
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FACTORS HINDERING GOLD MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA. Depth and temperature. South Africa's gold sector is a world leader in deep-level gold mining. Deep-level underground mining, however, brings with it risks …
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With a total revenue of R654 billion in 2023 [2], the South African mining sector contributes around 8% of South Africa's GDP and employs around half a million people in the country. [3] "The natural resources industry is facing a complex, volatile and …
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— There are two ways of looking at mining in South Africa. The first is to see it as a sunset industry plagued by rising costs, technical difficulties, and political hostility. …
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— "In recent years, the South African mining industry has had a declining contribution to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), which has led commentators to ask whether the industry is now in a 'sunrise or sunset' stage This is on the back of declining production, lagging cost competitiveness, low levels of exploration spend, …
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— The socio-economic and infrastructural development of a developing country can be largely attributed to its electricity generation, transmission and utilization [1], [2], [3], [4].It is therefore unsurprising that South Africa being Africa's largest consumer of energy is also among the most developed nations on the African continent [5].South Africa is …
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— The Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter (Mining Charter 1) of 2002 called for Black people – referred to as Historically Disadvantaged South African (HDSAs) – to own 26 percent of the value of equity and mine assets and achieve 40 percent (including 10 percent for women) representation on the higher-level management to …
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The Witwatersrand has been subjected to geological exploration, mining activities, parallel industrial development and associated settlement patterns over the past century. The gold mines brought with them not only development, employment and wealth, but also the most devastating war in the history of South Africa, civil unrest, economical inequality, social …
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Topic c: indigenous mining in south africa before the modern era. The history of South Africa is closely linked to mining. Gold and diamond mining has generated much wealth for the country over the last 150 years. The mines in South Africa today produce gold, diamonds, silver, platinum, chromium and many other minerals.
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— As South African mining grapples with numerous challenges and opportunities, stakeholders in the industry must navigate the complex landscape by fostering collaboration, embracing technological advancements, and ensuring sustainable operations. Despite the hurdles, the mining sector remains a critical pillar of South …
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— An example of the negative impacts of mining is the poignant case of the Twickenham mine owned by Amplats (Anglo American Platinum) in South Africa. The …
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FDI in Figures According to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2023, FDI flows to Africa reached USD 9 billion in 2022, following the anomalous peak in 2021 (USD 40.9 billion) caused by a large corporate reconfiguration.The 2022 level, however, was double the average of the last decade. In the same year, South Africa attracted several battery …
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— The mining industry is an integral contributor to the South African economy, especially in terms of employment. According to StatsSA, the industry contributes R8 for every R100 produced by the ...
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— Mining activities, including prospecting, exploration, construction, operation, maintenance, expansion, abandonment, decommissioning and repurposing of a mine can impact social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative, and direct and indirect ways. Mining can yield a range of benefits to societies, but it may also cause …
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Nationalizing South African mines: an economic Nationalizing the mining sector will cost the government more than it receives state in the South African economy, (ii) the fiscal risks or benefits of nationalization, (iii) the efficiency of the …
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South Africa's coal regions are well known and well explored – knowledge of the area is extensive. South Africa has large coal reserves and resources. Companies invest heavily in innovation and skills training to build an even greater understanding of the resource base and how to mine it. Coal mining in South Africa is a well-established ...
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Mining employs about 525 000 people directly and accounts for another 840 000 jobs that are indirectly dependent on mining. South Africa has almost 90% of world platinum reserves and about 40% of gold reserves. It is important to note that, increasingly, both within South Africa and worldwide, there are calls to better account for and to ...
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— By Warren Beech, partner and head of mining at law firm Hogan Lovells The various challenges being faced by the South African Exploration and Mining Industry are generally summarised into 8 key challenges, namely: the global financial crisis, and the impact that this has had on global demand, regulatory and legislative uncertainty, …
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— Since nationalized industries are typically not run for-profit, South Africa's mining industry could ultimately fall behind other countries' mining industries, such as Chile or Russia, ultimately decreasing the efficacy and overall profit of the mining industry and its contributions towards South Africa's other industries.
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— Background Mining can directly and indirectly affect social and environmental systems in a range of positive and negative ways, and may result in societal benefits, but may also cause conflicts, not least in relation to land use. Mining always affects the environment, whilst remediation and mitigation efforts may effectively ameliorate some …
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— The South African mining companies say they are taking action, with Mark Cutifani, chief executive officer of Anglo American which holds big mining firms in South Africa, saying in 2019 that the ...
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M M ining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa's first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867. It kickstarted what historians call the Mineral Revolution, which made few European opportunists wealthy beyond measure, and saw hundreds of thousands of men leaving …
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— Illegal mining in South Africa is a massive industry, mostly small-scale and artisanal in nature, it employs as many as 30,000 men, women and children. An estimated 10% of South Africa's gold production comes from small-scale and artisanal mining (ASM), which is explicitly banned as current regulations outlaw any activities that take place ...
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— The history of mining in South Africa dates back to the 16th century when the Dutch and Germans started extracting gold and diamonds from the mines near Johannesburg. In 1886, Anglo American Mining Co. discovered gold at Witwatersrand and began operations. The discovery of diamonds at Kimberley in 1867 spurred a gold rush …
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— This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative to achieving society 4.0 in the country. Mpumalanga province was used as a case study as mining activities are ...
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— Mining has been the backbone of the South African economy for many years. For over a century it has contributed considerably in the welfare of the people of 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.
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— Although mining is a cornerstone of the South African economy (), it generates copious amounts of dust. 1 The dusts may be toxic since they may also be contaminated with various toxic metals.For this reason, the prevalence and severity of occupational diseases in the mining industry depends on the ores mined, the …
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