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August 2002 was the first incident of decanting, or "acid mine drainage", which started when polluted water from an old mine shaft on the property of Harmony Gold Mine (Pty) Ltd (Randfontein Operations), began to flow out or "decant" on to the surface, first through a borehole upstream of the Krugersdorp Game Reserve, and then through an old ...
Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd Appellant and Regional Director: Free State, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry First Respondent ... cause pollution of underground water, or likely to benefit from removal. (d) Appellant was the owner of land on which there was an activity or
• Wherever we operate, we aim to prevent pollution, or otherwise minimise, mitigate and remediate, harmful effects of our operations on the environment throughout our lifecycle. • We …
This string of mines is a major site of acid mine drainage: the pollution which results from the pyrite contained in gold bearing ore oxidizing coming into contact with water …
Harmony Gold Mining Company has decided to take serious action to tackle illegal mining at its Kusasalethu mine. The initiative has been stepped up following the outbreak of a fire at the mine yesterday afternoon, which is believed to have been caused by illegal miners. ... The activities of illegal miners can also cause pollution, underground ...
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERRIESPRUIT AND OTHER TAILINGS-DAM FAILURES H. J. VAN NIEKERK1* AND M. J. VILJOEN2 ... number four tailings dam of the Harmony Gold mine collapsed. More than 2 5 million tonnes of liquefied tailings ripped through the sleeping mining village of Merriespruit, killing 17 people and destroying 80 houses. Given …
The dust particles cannot be seen by the human eye, and if inhaled, can cause scarring in the lungs, which reduces the... See more. Basic data. Conflict name. ... Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. from. South Africa. Gold Fields South Africa . from. South Africa. African Rainbow Minerals Gold Ltd ... - Groundwater pollution or depletion - Large ...
The pollution causes of Fe in abandoned mines are multifaceted, including surface–derived contributions and in–situ release processes within the underground environment of mines. Surface runoff can dissolve Fe in overlaying soil layers, which then infiltrates and concentrates in mine waters ( de Oliveira Morais et al., 2021 ; Xia et al ...
This includes leveraging our gold and copper reserves so that Harmony is able to supply growing demand for copper and silver used in renewable energy and electric vehicles. Our reputation as a socially and environmentally responsible mining company is reinforced by working with the Federation for a Sustainable Environment to build our host ...
HARMONY Gold is to close its Bambanani mine in South Africa's Free State province incurring an impairment of R144m which has been recognised in the first half of the 2022 financial year. The mine, which will be put on care and maintenance in July roughly 18 months earlier than planned, has been shut owing to its increased sesimicity. ...
Our mitigation measures aim to reduce atmospheric emissions from our gold plants and operations. Primary atmospheric emissions from our gold plants are sulphur oxides (Sox), nitrous oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) as well as dust fallout from our operations (including TSFs).
Harmony is the fifth largest gold mining company in the world and was founded in the '50s as the Rand Mines Company, but listed independently in 1997. By law the mines have to set aside a remediation fund to rehabilitate the environment. Sandy Carroll and Rex Zorab work on Harmony's environmental team.
South African mining regulation requires mining companies to include communities in their ownership structures. These equity holdings and their benefits are often managed by community trusts such as the Harmony Community Trust. It is through this trust that Harmony identifies and funds community programmes.
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This, he explains, makes the energy required to mine that gold—and the waste and pollution produced in the process—proportionally greater and greater. In other words, dirty gold is only ...
caused or is likely to cause pollution of a water resource.' It is further ... Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, Stilfontein Gold Mining Company and Simmers. In the event that any of the mining companies does not contribute to the costs, the …
[4] The directive has its genesis in the gold mining activities in the mining towns of Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein and Hartebeesfontein (Kosh area). It is common cause that the gold mining activities conducted by the mining houses (including the applicant) are a source of potential pollution to the underground water in the area. In
Mining of gold in the Welkom and ia areas of the Free State Province in South Africa has produced numerous gold mine tailings, which contain a variety of contaminants. The extent of contamination of groundwater in the area was studied by measuring several water quality indicators at eight sampling sites, and within three zones. The overall contamination of …
The blasting underground cause's high frequency subaudible noise measured in terms of air over pressure. The magnitude of air over pressure was found to the 164 dB (1) at 30 m distance reduced to 144 dB (1) at a distance of 70 m. ... As the noise pollution with different mining operation was much above the International threshold limit and ...
Primary atmospheric emissions from our gold plants are sulphur oxides (Sox), nitrous oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) as well as dust fallout from our operations (including TSFs). We manage these air pollutants …
This string of mines is a major site of acid mine drainage: the pollution which results from the pyrite contained in gold bearing ore oxidizing coming into contact with water and …
Mining and extractive processes are highly energy intensive. The energy we consume is mostly generated by fossil fuels in South Africa, a contributing factor to climate change. To reduce our impact and help combat …
Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. Now it could affect the election. ... Illegal mines, pollution and a thirsty global ...
Harmony allocates capital to projects that contribute to decarbonisation and address climate challenges. This includes leveraging our gold and copper reserves so that Harmony is able to …
First Respondent: Stilfontein Gold Mining Company Ltd Second to Fifth Respondents: Directors of Stilfontein Gold Mining Company Sixth to Tenth Respondents: Gold mining companies operating in the KOSH basin. Facts …
For di western region, di main water bodies wey don dey polluted by illegal gold mining na river Pra, river Daboase and river Ankabra.
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Facts The facts in this case are linked to those set out in Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd v Regional Director: Free State, Department of ... who, with knowledge of an order of court against the company, causes the company to disobey the order is himself guilty of contempt of ... The object of the directives is to prevent pollution of valuable ...
Einfontein and Dyebo are located 4 and 5 kilometres respectively from Flames Mine, which has ... has caused or is likely to cause pollution of a water resource, must take all reasonable measures to prevent any such pollution from occurring, continuing or ... Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd v Regional Director: Free State Department of Water ...
It is common cause that the gold mining activities under the control of Harmony 'were, and are, a source of potential pollution to the underground water in the area'.
And that is what has occurred in Harmony Gold. This string of mines is a major site of acid mine drainage: the pollution which results from the pyrite contained in gold bearing ore oxidizing coming into contact with water and creating acidic conditions which in turn cause salts and heavy metals in the mineral rock to dissolve into the water.
Environmental pollution from gold mines is associated mainly with the release of harmful elements from the tailings and other mine wastes. ... Mercury compounds cause oxidative stress to bacterial cells due to imbalance between pro-oxidant and anti-oxidant homeostasis. They have high affinity for thiol group containing enzymes and proteins that ...
This string of mines is a major site of acid mine drainage: the pollution which results from the pyrite contained in gold bearing ore oxidizing coming into contact with water and creating acidic conditions which in turn cause salts and heavy metals in the mineral rock to dissolve into the water.
The mine exploits the Ventersdorp Contact Reef, its primary orebody, employing mostly breast-mining methods. The economic reef horizons are mined at depths of between 3 160m and 3 740m below surface. Ore mined is processed at the Mponeng gold plant using conventional gold leaching methods carbon-in-pulp gold recovery technology.
When water came into contact with mined-out reefs it became polluted. Despite their gold mining operations having ceased years ago, dewatering of groundwater from their …
Harmony's water management strategy, recognising that water is critical for mining and processing activities and development, acknowledges the importance of securing potable water supply for our host communities and operations, especially in water-scarce areas.
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