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Why gold mining matters

The industry purchases goods and services which stimulates industrial production and the provision of services. For example, gold mines consume some 15% of electricity generated in South Africa. Gold is used in other South African industries such as refined gold and jewellery making. The industry creates employment in other industries

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Community Perceptions on Environmental and Social Impacts of Mining …

2. Description of the study area. The Bokoni platinum mine is one of the many mines in South Africa and has been in operation since 1963. The mine is situated about 80 km southeast of Polokwane City in Limpopo Province of South Africa with site coordinates of 24°17ʹ35.78"S and 29°51ʹ58.11"E (Figure 1).The mine sits on an undulating plain …

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Sustainable Development in Mining Communities: The …

Due to the mining industry's role in the historic racial inequality and the development of the migratory labor system, seen as a key component of the …

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What is the contribution of the mining sector to Southern …

Gracelin Baskaran. | July 29, 2019. This page in: English. The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to the mining sector. For example, South Africa's Johannesburg-Pretoria …

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The Effects of Mining in Africa

Negative Effects of Mining in Africa on the Environment. Mining firms are not only attracted to developing countries in Africa because of mineral riches – they are also attracted to the countries because of lower safety and environmental standards. To establish a mine vegetation is cleared. This causes deforestation, and a loss of ...

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Perceptions of local communities regarding the impacts …

Information was collected from 690 residents in different local mining communities of four provinces in South Africa. The study indicated positive impacts …

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The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

In 2013, mining companies produced 562,000 times as much waste as gold, according to the South African Chamber of Mines. A decade before, that same ratio was less than half as large, at 212,000 to 1. Mining operations are generating increased waste because South Africa's gold is running out, and the remaining resource can only be …

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A history of mining in South Africa (ZA)

A history of mining in South Africa. 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 …

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How Mining Impacts the Economy in South Africa: …

1. Environmental Damage: While mining can have a positive impact on the economy, it can also cause environmental damage, such as soil and water pollution, deforestation, and other forms of …

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Positive impacts of mining activities on environment

have depicted as positive impact of mining activities (ICMM, 2012). Nevertheless negative impacts of mining on environment still are center of attention. ... Reclamation Plan in South Africa ...

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Economic Impacts of Gold Production in South Africa

South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy (2007). South Africa is estimated, by the US Geological Survey, to have 6000 metric tons of gold reserves. A full 95% of South Africa's gold mines are underground operations, reaching depths of over 2.5 miles. Coupled with declining grades, increased depth of mining, and a slide in the

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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining

Background 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 …

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The Social and Economic Impacts of Gold Mining

mining activities, primarily undertaken by listed companies. These gold mining activities represent the majority of gold extraction globally. producing countries, over 60% are low or lower-middle ...

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Jagersfontein Covered in Mining Waste

On September 11, 2022, a dam collapsed at a diamond mine in Jagersfontein, South Africa, and released a watery mixture of mining waste known as tailings. The sludge poured across the landscape, destroying homes, inundating rivers and grazing land, and injuring dozens. Almost one month after the incident, satellite images …

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How important is mining to the SA Economy. It depends on how …

The future of deep level mining in South Africa may well lie in much higher levels of automation. This is a course of action not suited to an economy with so many unemployed or employed on far inferior terms outside the mining sector. ... Relative prices appear to make no positive impact on the mining sector at all when the mining share is ...

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Mining and Minerals in South Africa | The Oxford …

261–C13.P116. Published: 08 December 2021. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. Although the mining value chain only accounted for around 13% of the GDP and 6% of …

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Perceptions of local communities regarding the impacts of mining …

In the South African context for example, the mining industry contributed 8.3% (2019) and 8.1% (2018) of the GDP and employed 460 015 employees (MCSA, 2019). ... of the respondents are of the view that mining has a positive impact by being an enabler for improved quality of life in the community. In addition to this, participants have reported ...

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negative effects of mining in south africa

EFFECTS OF THE GOLD MINING INDUSTRY IN GEITA …. Kenya, South Africa etc. 5 (ii)Expansion of Geita Town. ... Mine, That is why the Mine has its own supply. Negative Effects: (a)Environmental Hazards : 1.

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What is the contribution of the mining sector to …

The development of many Southern African countries is inextricably linked to the mining sector. For example, South Africa's Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan area, a regional economic and …

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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 …

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MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA: THE CHALLENGES AND THE …

Mining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 18 • Non-gold mining sector can grow at 3-5% pa, resulting in more balanced country growth rate (double size of non-gold mining by 2028). • If mining had grown at same pace as rest of economy between 1994 and 2013, country's growth rate would have been 4% (not 3.2%)

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The Economic and Environmental Effects of Coal Mining: …

The positive influence is that coal mining improves the South African economy, expressive of impacts on export, domestic consumption, GDP, and employment. However, coal mining damages the

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The impact of coal mining on the environment and community …

Coal is South Africa's major primary energy source, and plays a significant role in supplying the chemicals and steelmaking industries. The benefits of coal production are relevant in the light of South Africa's development priorities of job creation and economic growth. Even so, primary metal production and coal-based power generation industries, through their …

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CSR and local conflicts in African mining communities

1. Introduction. Over the last two decades, a growing number of mining companies operating in low- and middle-income countries have started to invest in 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CSR) activities (Dashwood, 2012).For example, a recent study focusing on Peru finds that the amount of money mining companies invested in …

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The Positive Impact of Diamond Mining

Diamond industrialist Ehud Arye Laniado is a man passionate about diamonds. From his early 20s in Africa and later in Belgium honing his expertise in forecasting the value of polished diamonds by examining rough diamonds by hand, till today four decades later, as chairman of his international diamond businesses spanning …

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Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures …

The positive impacts of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures were less seen among the poorer s, particularly for access to modern sanitation. ... Marais L, Cloete J, Denoon-Stevens S. Informal settlements and mine development: reflections from South Africa's periphery. J South Afr Inst Min Metall. …

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Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review

Australia and South Africa: n.a. Global: 14: Tonts et al. (2012) P: A: Statistical: Australia: n.a. Regional: 15: Freudenburg and Wilson (2002) P: A: Statistical: United States: n.a. ... (both in the mining sector and indirectly in other sectors) is a positive impact of the mining activity documented in several studies, both at local and ...

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How Does Mining Contribute To The Economy Of South Africa …

Mining has a significant impact on the economy of South Africa, contributing significantly to GDP. Mining employs around 176,000 people directly and contributes an estimated US$16 billion to the country's GDP each year. This supports other sectors of the economy, providing jobs and generating tax revenue that benefits all …

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Mining in Africa: managing the impacts

—The Africa Mining Vision The adverse impacts of mining need to be ad- ... adjacent to mines can negate any positive contri-bution that mining makes. Although negative impacts from mining activi-ties are inevitable, many can be avoided during the mining cycle (during the pre-development, ... South Africa and Zambia. But the significance of ...

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