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Today, the mining industry remains one of the biggest contributors to the country's economy with an estimated worth of R20.3 trillion (US$2.5 trillion). It is the world's fifth largest mining sector in terms of gross domestic
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12-11-2019Known colloquially as "zama zamas" in South Africa, the Council estimates that there are as many as 14 000 illegal miners currently operating around the country. They are often armed and known to set
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Find out about our South African mines here. BARBERTON UNDERGROUND Barberton Mine is a low-cost, high grade operation comprising Fairview, Consort and Sheba Mines. Its goal is to focus on
WhatsApp:+861732942010201-02-2018Indeed, the manifestation of illegal mining activities in Africa has negative impacts on the continent, with residents who live in mining communities being the most affected. Mining communities adjacent to mines have lost
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15/01/2015Uncontrolled and often illegal sand mining activities are destroying some of South Africa's most valuable natural resources at an unprecedented rate. Sand mining is the extraction of surface sand from
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23-07-2021South Africa is home to the most uranium mines on the continent. Although Africa only has two nuclear power stations of its own, the continent produces 18% of the world's uranium supply. At Scribante Group, we provide expertise and equipment for companies looking to set up uranium mining ventures in South Africa. Read on to find out more. Uranium Mining
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06-08-2022President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that he and his administration are focused on getting rid of illegal mining in South Africa. Illegal mining and 'zama zamas' have been making national
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19/09/2022South African telco MTN is currently building private 5G networks for 14 companies in the mining and ports sectors in South Africa, according to local newspaper the Sunday Times. MTN's CEO Charles Molapisi said that private networks were an "exciting" area for the operator. "We are far ahead of many in terms of private network on
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11/08/2022Aug 11 (Reuters) - South African lawmakers on Thursday urged the government to accelerate the closure of abandoned mines in the country, which attract illegal miners, some of whom have been
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09-12-2013The current turbulence in the mining industry in South Africa has its roots in several different factors. First, the fall in global demand for platinum and other minerals due to recession; second, the consequences of the Marikana disaster in destabilising labour relations; and third, the structural character of our mining industry.
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01/02/2018The influx of small-scale and illegal miners, mostly Chinese to Africa, has worsened the illegal mining activities on the continent with migrant miners abusing mining laws and mining practices. Mining
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Mines in South Africa are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to address the twin issues of reducing water use and stopping pollution Miners operating in South Africa, where scattered and erratic rainfall is
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27-08-2018The mining company, Tendele Coal, has said on several occasions that while it compensates for houses and other belongings, it is prevented from paying the villagers for the land when they are
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Innovation will be the key for mining companies and should be implemented in every area of their operations. Innovation can help mining companies mitigate and manage risks, strengthen business models and foster more
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20/02/2019For 130 years South Africa has been exploiting its gold resources in Johannesburg. But at what cost? 278 abandoned mines and 200 mining dumps, that contain about 6 billion tons of waste, exist in
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24-05-2021Cell phones and electric cars rely on the mineral, causing a boom in demand. Locals are hunting for this buried treasure—but are getting almost none of the profit. By Nicolas Niarchos May 24,
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02-08-2019The Zama Zama Plague of South Africa It is estimated that about 30,000 people participate in illegal mining in South Africa, searching both abandoned or closed mines and active mines – though
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Compass Minerals' Goderich salt mine, located 1,800 feet under Lake Huron, is the largest underground salt mine in the world. The mine is as deep as the CN Tower in Toronto is tall. It has operated since 1959 and was acquired by Compass Minerals in 1990. How many mines are there in South Africa? 526 mines
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10/11/2019A police spokesman said its records show 22 criminal incidents linked to illegal mining across Ekapa's property and the area mined by Batho Pele between March and October this year, including
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The National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act. This is the original legislation published in 1977 that governs all building and construction work in South Africa. Various updates have been made
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08/03/2022This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of mining is deemed illegal by the government since it is outside the parameters of the country's main mining legislation.
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Kusasalethu Mine S300 Journey (1.1 ) S vd Wath AMMSA Seismic Source Mechanism Characteristics observed at Bambanani Mine Shaft pillar Extraction (2.71 ) I Buchanan MK Major project Steering Buffels dewatering (4.65 )
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16/04/2020This rainforest is being illegally logged to make way for mines, roads, and mining camps. In the four years after the creation of the Arco Minero, over 2,821 square kilometers (approximately 1,090 square miles) of forest have been destroyed, 50 percent of that area in "protected territories."
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17-12-2019Mine and worker Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) remains crucial given the historically dismal record of fatalities and accidents in mining in South Africa. OHS also played a central role in the resurgence of trade unionism of black South African mineworkers in the 1980s.
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15-02-2019Following a violent strike and clashes in which 10 people were murdered and the lethal shooting of 34 miners at Lonmin's platinum mine at Marikana near Rustenburg in August 2012, the wages and housing conditions of black miners were subjected to renewed critical scrutiny, both in South Africa and abroad.
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12/11/2019Press Releases. -. November 12, 2019. 665. With illegal mining now costing the South African economy around R21 billion a year, according to the Institute of Security Studies (ISS), mine owners are
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30-01-2022In South Africa the terms, 'unfair competition' and 'collusion' are often used in the industry. This noticeable trend of illegal mining in the surface mining industry causes a vicious circle of unfair competition. It must be noted that: Unfair competition jeopardises the future of all companies in this area of the mining industry.
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The South African authorities are setting up two more pumping stations to the west and east of Johannesburg, with the long-term goal of lowering the water level in the flooded mines from the current level of approximately
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29/05/2022Every day they go to work, they have no idea whether they will return home alive. Poverty forces them beneath the earth to search for gold. Some will be arrested for illegal mining. Some will die
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Of the $2.2 trillion calculated to have been spent on mergers, acquisitions, and capex on resource projects worldwide from 2002 to 2016, less than 2% made its way into South Africa. The highly risky, unstable and
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02/08/2019The Zama Zama Plague of South Africa. It is estimated that about 30,000 people participate in illegal mining in South Africa, searching both abandoned or closed mines and active mines – though
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2 source of global mining news and opinion. Highlighted results, all from the Upper Horizon area of the Hilltop target, include 60.2 g/t gold, 908.7 g/t silver, 15.7% lead and 1.1% zinc over 10
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07-01-2021South Africa's mining industry is moving in the direction of developing mining-specific standards on ESG to guide monitoring and disclosures, beyond the current independent reporting requirements
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09-09-2022The Minister of Minerals Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantshe, explained that illegal mining is a function of illicit financial flows and is quite distinct from artisan mining, which is a "formal activity undertaken by citizens". The government's response to the problem thus far has been to shut down the existing open holes of
WhatsApp:+861732942010209-09-2022Lorimer adds that, "Illegal mining costs gold mining companies alone up to R20-billion a year, not to mention the losses in the diamond, chrome, and coal sector and to that of theft of copper and other metals and the destruction of infrastructure and viable mining becomes more and more difficult. Mine crime is a big business.
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09/04/2019The report estimated 30,000 illegal miners were operating across South Africa; about 75% are believed to be undocumented migrants, primarily from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Lesotho.
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03-08-2022Illegal and unregulated artisanal gold mining on the Witwatersrand Basin, located south of South Africa's Gauteng province, is an increasing threat to community, industrial and state
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03-11-2022South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies of suspected illegal miners, found near an active mine in the town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. According to
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16/08/2016The term now refers to artisanal miners that conduct illegal mining in mines that have been discontinued. A majority of them are migrants from neighboring countries, while others are South African
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