acid mine drainage in south africa

Permanent solution to acid mine drainage in sight

May 19, 2016The long-term solution will therefore turn the acid mine drainage problem into a long-term sustainable solution by producing safe water. The commitment was made yesterday by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) at the South West Vertical Shaft, Central Basin in Germiston. Get price

The regulation of acid mine drainage in South Africa: law

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is arguably one of the most serious environmental concerns in South Africa. AMD is a legacy left behind by abandoned, derelict and defunct mines, and is a continuing by-product of existing mining activities. Get price

Treating mining waste water – NPEP

Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Gauteng City-Region (GCR) has been largely described in the media as a ticking time bomb after it was officially reported to have begun surfacing from old mining works on the West Rand in 2002. AMD from abandoned mine shafts and dumps poses a threat to clean water, as the contaminated water seeps into both surface and underground water reserves. Get price

Sustainable Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

AMD is a well-known phenomenon which refers to the outflow of acidic water from (usually abandoned) metal or coal mines. If the rock contains sulphides a natural oxidation process can acidify the water. Gold mine in South Africa – case study Gold occurs in association with pyrite which produces sulphuric acid when exposed to water and oxygen. Get price

Emerging business continuity threats: acid mine drainage

In South Africa the emerging threat of acid mine drainage (AMD) is becoming a real problem for organizations located in risk areas. However, the issue is not just restricted to that country, with the United Nations saying that it is the second biggest environmental threat facing the world; with only global climate change being more significant. Get price

South Africa: Rising Toxic Tide Fuels Urgent Debate

Aug 11, 2010Acid mine drainage arises when sulphate-bearing minerals are exposed to oxygen and water moves over this exposed acid-bearing rock. It is a particular concern in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The water can contain dissolved metals such as iron, manganese, nickel and cobalt. Get price

Acid mine outrage: How South African communities are

May 31, 2010The focus of her dissertation is the political economy of acid mine drainage in South Africa. Post navigation "This scares everybody, the fact that we can't stop this well," – BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles, May 29, 2010: More oil-spill responders hospitalized and exposure information gaps persist. Get price

Acid Mine Drainage

Acid Mine Drainage . Author: Philip J Hobbs -CSIR Senior Research Hydrogeologist ( Article Type: Overview) Mine water pollution has been identified by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT, 2008) as an emerging issue; that may affect the future state of the environment and, as such, qualifies for inclusion in the next state of the environment (SoE) reporting cycle. Get price

Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South

Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa. Book Description: South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time. Get price

ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Apr 13, 2011ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA. After following the headlines regarding the Acid Mine Drainage in our country, which drew media from all over the world including the CNN, Sky News, Reuters, and the BBC, I was convinced that what they were saying was "news", same as our high level of unemployment and our high level of rape and violence crime, the usual and yet shocking to Get price

Effective Treatment Options for Acid Mine Drainage in the

open pit mines. Acid mine drainage is however time dependent, which is why new sources are continually being discovered. The drainage does not have to form while the mine is active. It could be, and often is, years later that the problem of AMD arises. Not all waste materials, or areas, on a mine site cause acid mine drainage. Drainage can Get price

Surfaces and externalities: acid mine drainage on the

externalities: acid mine drainage on the Witwatersrand, South Africa . Research paper 02/11 davidfigiafrica . Tel +27 83 325 7792 . Fax +27 11 482 1041 . 2/1/2011 . David Fig The gold-bearing areas of South Africa are concentrated along the "ridge of white waters", the Witwatersrand. As gold mining reaches its limits, pumping of water Get price

South Africa: Rising Toxic Tide Fuels Urgent Debate

Aug 11, 2010Acid mine drainage arises when sulphate-bearing minerals are exposed to oxygen and water moves over this exposed acid-bearing rock. It is a particular concern in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The water can contain dissolved metals such as iron, manganese, nickel and cobalt. Get price

SOUTH AFRICA: Acid Mine Drainage Water Can Be Put to Use

Nov 21, 2011The first acid mine water came to the surface in the Witwatersrand, which was home to the largest gold deposits and mining operations in the world for more than 100 years, in 2002. Currently, disused mines in the western basin of the Witwatersrand are estimated to be decanting 15 million litres of water a day, which is equivalent to six Olympic size swimming pools. Get price

Acid Mine Drainage

mine water management in the witwatersrand goldfields with special emphasis on acid mine drainage – report by the inter-ministerial committee dec 2010 Important progress has been made by the State in addressing the challenges regarding the impacts of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) and mine water in the Witwatersrand area. Get price

Fate, Transport and Effects of Pollutants Originating from

Concentrations of pollutants were measured in water, sediment and algal samples collected along a longitudinal gradient from a stretch of the Olifants River, South Africa, that receives acid mine drainage (AMD) from the Klipspruit River. Get price

Acid Mine Drainage Research in Gauteng Highlighting

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is presently one of the most important environmental problems in in the densely populated Gauteng Province, South Africa. The threat of acid mine drainage has demanded short-term interventions (some of which are being implemented by government) but more importantly sustainable long-term innovative solutions. Get price

Passive treatment of acid mine drainage using South

The acid mine drainage (AMD) used in this study was from Eyethu coal mine in the. Mpumalanga Province and the coal fly ash samples were from Kendal and Lethabo power. station located in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Figure 3.1 is the map of South. Get price

Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa

Takes a social science perspective on acid mine drainage (AMD) in South Africa in the context of sustainable socio-economic development. Usually dispatched within 3 to 5 business days. This SpringerBrief focuses on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the three basins in the Witwatersrand, South Africa. It provides a background to AMD and its impactsfrom a social science perspective.The South Get price

Mine Water Management is of serious concern in South Africa.

Jan 29, 2016By Staff writer on January 29, 2016 in Mining. Mine Water Management is of serious concern in South Africa. Acid Mine Drainage, (AMD), in particular, is a problem which needs to be dealt with. Towards the end of last year, the Department of Water and Sanitation announced that it would be establishing a water management unit, to start to deal with the AMD issues South Africa faces. Get price

Assessing the sustainability of acid mine drainage (AMD

Sep 01, 2018Acid mine drainage (AMD) was collected from a coal mine in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, and was transferred to the premises of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria campus, South Africa, for treatment. Get price

AMD in South Africa

Acid mine drainage in South Africa. Dr. Pat Manders. Director, Natural resources and the Environment Durand JF (2012). The impact of gold mining in the Witwatersrand on the rivers and karst system of Gauteng and Northwest Province, South Africa, Journal of African Earth Science 68: 24-43. Get price

Acid Mine Drainage: A prolific threat to South Africa's

South Africa faces a number of critical environmental challenges ranging from land degradation to the obliteration of finite resources, but it is the problem of acid mine drainage (AMD) that may be its most perilous hazard in terms of its ramifications.(2) It is necessary to comprehend that ecologically, South Africa is a country that is bereft by a water security dilemma; whilst on the economic front, the country Get price

The regulation of acid mine drainage in South Africa: law

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is arguably one of the most serious environmental concerns in South Africa. AMD is a legacy left behind by abandoned, derelict and defunct mines, and is a continuing by-product of existing mining activities. In addition to its environmental impacts, AMD will also impact on all the parameters of sustainability, including ecological, social and economic concerns. Get price