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Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand

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dc.contributor.author Hobbs, PJ
dc.contributor.author Oelofse, Suzanna HH
dc.contributor.author Rascher, J
dc.contributor.author Cobbing, JE
dc.date.accessioned 2010-09-07T10:31:00Z
dc.date.available 2010-09-07T10:31:00Z
dc.date.issued 2010-05
dc.identifier.citation Hobbs, P.J., Oelofse, S.H.H., Rascher, J. and Cobbing, J.E. 2010. Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. Resource, Vol. 12(2), pp 51-55 en
dc.identifier.uri http://www.infomine.com/publications/docs/Oelofse2007b.pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335
dc.description Copyright: 2010 The Royal Society of South Africa en
dc.description.abstract While South Africa has made significant progress in shifting policy frameworks to address mine closure and mine-water management, and the mining industry has changed their practices to conform to new regulations, vulnerabilities in the current system still remain. The pollution reality of gold mining waste is illustrated by a case study in the West Rand area, where decant from gold mines started in 2002. Potential receptors of the pollution in the cast study area include neighbouring property owners, a game reserve and, further afield, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. The study illustrates many of the technical, socio-economic and governance challenges faced by industry and regulators in managing the negative impacts derived from mine waste. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Royal Society of South Africa en
dc.subject Mine wastes en
dc.subject Gold mining en
dc.subject Witwatersrand en
dc.subject Mine pollution en
dc.title Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Hobbs, P., Oelofse, S. H., Rascher, J., & Cobbing, J. (2010). Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Hobbs, PJ, Suzanna HH Oelofse, J Rascher, and JE Cobbing "Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Hobbs P, Oelofse SH, Rascher J, Cobbing J. Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Hobbs, PJ AU - Oelofse, Suzanna HH AU - Rascher, J AU - Cobbing, JE AB - While South Africa has made significant progress in shifting policy frameworks to address mine closure and mine-water management, and the mining industry has changed their practices to conform to new regulations, vulnerabilities in the current system still remain. The pollution reality of gold mining waste is illustrated by a case study in the West Rand area, where decant from gold mines started in 2002. Potential receptors of the pollution in the cast study area include neighbouring property owners, a game reserve and, further afield, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. The study illustrates many of the technical, socio-economic and governance challenges faced by industry and regulators in managing the negative impacts derived from mine waste. DA - 2010-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mine wastes KW - Gold mining KW - Witwatersrand KW - Mine pollution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand TI - Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335 ER - en_ZA


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