By Lebo Tshangela and Mayleen Vincent-Bester. Residents of Riverlea, an area south of Johannesburg, say an abandoned opencast mine left by the Central Rand Gold (CRG) mine poses a danger to the community.
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The gold mining legacy in the Witwatersrand Central Basin started in 1886 and ended in the late 1990s and early 2000s after the Roodeport Deep and the East Rand Propriety Mines closed, which represented the western and …
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History of the discovery of gold in Gauteng and North West Province and the establishment of the mines on the Central Rand, West Rand and Far West Rand …
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Despite the Pumps' operating capacity being limited to 400 mbs, the agreement gives Central Rand Gold the option to undertake further dewatering activities, which will allow the liberation of the company's resources lying below the 400 mbs level, as future mining operations may dictate. Central Rand Gold recovered some 14,856 oz …
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The Central Rand, just south of Johannesburg, has been a prolific producer of gold for more than 100 years and is severely affected by the impact of mine tailings.
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South Africa has failed to address the adverse environmental and health effects of more than 130 years of gold mining in and around Johannesburg, a new report from Harvard Law School shows.
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By 1890, a scant four years after the discovery of gold, it had multiplied ten-fold on both the Rand and in Johannesburg. Five years later, in 1895, Johannesburg was known to …
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The history of gold mining in the Witwatersrand Basin has led to exponential growth in the economy, residential development, and the abundance of radionuclides in the environment, including the water system. This study aimed to evaluate the radionuclide levels in drinking water (municipal water and groundwater) and the …
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Feldspar is conspicuously absent in the Central Rand Group (Law et al. 1990). The only shale unit of basin-wide extent within the Central Rand Group (Booysens Formation) led Mellor to a sub-division of the group into two units, now referred to as the Johannesburg and Tuffontein subgroups. Two diamictite units are present within this …
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Central Rand Gold was launched to exploit untapped reefs at defunct mines immediately to the south of Johannesburg. It has been beset by a number of setbacks and has never fired on all cylinders.
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The majority union at the troubled mining company Central Rand Gold SA has applied for the firm, which is already under liquidation, to be put under business rescue instead. ... Mining and Construction Workers' Union, which represents 75 of the 120 company's employees, has applied to the Johannesburg High Court for an order that …
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Central Rand Gold Field are the Main Reef, Main Reef Leader and South Reef, which occur at the base of the Johannesburg Subgroup (Figure 5). The overlying and Figure 6. Geology of the Central Rand showing position of main gold-bearing conglomerates and mining lease areas Paper 77:text 10/15/09 4:46 PM Page 133
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e large volumes of waste generated during gold bene ciation are a major pollution concern in South Africa. To remove these potential pollution risks in perpetuity, nonconventional approaches to mine waste management are required which avoid land disposal of "unwanted" material. is paper explores the opportunities, drivers and barriers for the re …
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For the older mines of the Central Rand goldfield, a major sediment and gold entry point near Johannesburg is depicted with channels and gold distribution, e.g., [13] and many following ...
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in recent years.2,7 Many of the gold mines on the Central and West Rand are situated beneath karst aquifers and must be constantly dewatered to prevent effluent rising to the surface and decanting from flooded mine voids. The Central Rand, just south of Johannesburg, has been a prolific producer of gold for more than 100 years
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"The reefs we are now mining," explains Patrick Malaza, CFO of Central Rand Gold, "were worked until the 1970s by Rand Mines. In those days, gold was $35 per ounce and Rand Mines was only interested in high grade ore, delivering up to, say, eight grams of gold per ton of ore. ... Although most of the mines around Johannesburg suffered the ...
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Picture: Alaister Russell. Businessmen and leader of the Patriotic Alliance Gayton McKenzie says he and Kenny Kunene left Central Rand Gold (CRG) more than a decade ago and were never owners but ...
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The Randfontein Estates Gold Mine is located near Johannesburg, South Africa. It was first discovered in 1887 and began production in 1889. This mining operation primarily takes place underground, utilizing a method known as breast stoping. The mine has a total of 27 shafts and encompasses five distinct underground workings.
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This is approximately 20 km NW of the 1886 discovery site and central Johannesburg. Figure 8. ... Grootvlei gold mine, East Rand goldfield, #6 shaft, 6 level. (b) 4280 View of the basal parts of the Witwatersrand Supergroup near the suburb of Roodepoort, Johannesburg. This is looking east with outcropping white sandstone units …
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So, besides the 'usual' accompanying AMD from mining operations, in the case of the deep-level gold mines in Gauteng, the pumping of water out of these mines to make them safe for mining operations stopped when the mines were closed or abandoned (DWA, 2013). ... Central and West Rand mining areas. This recommendation included …
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Abstract— West Rand, Johannesburg in South Africa, the city which is famous for its celebration of gold mining for more than hundred years, but this growing situation of gold mining is creating a great deal of …
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The study area is located in the north–central part of South Africa in the Gauteng Province (Figure 1). The area forms part of the West Rand District Municipality and Soweto in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. These areas are dominated by mine residual products from gold and uranium mining activities.
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The gold mining areas are concentrated within the patches of the Witwatersrand Supergroup rocks with the mineralized zones that extend from West Rand to the Johannesburg Metropolitan (Central Rand ...
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Gauteng Province v West and Central Rand vi Key Landmarks in West Rand 30 Bekkersdal and Donaldson Dam 36 ... Gold mining has been both a boon and a burden for the West and Central Rand, which makes up a large portion of the Witwatersrand. Mining has played an integral part in the
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The AMD issuing from the gold mines in Gauteng and West Rand contains high concentrations of metals such as manganese, aluminium, iron, nickel, zinc, cobalt, copper, lead, radium, ... Most gold mines, particularly on the Central Rand, East Rand and West Rand, were abandoned or liquidated before the environmental and health impacts …
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The Duty of Care imposed obligations to Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd to rehabilitate the land previously mined by Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd, and it was issued for a period of 12-months spanning from the 03/12/2020 to 04/12/2021.
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The Kimberley Reefs of the Central Rand Group are expected to be the target area for mining during the first stage. Witwatersrand Basin project reserves The total measured, indicated, and inferred resources at the Witwatersrand Basin project are estimated at 25.91 million tonnes (Mt), graded at 4.26g/t of gold, as of July 2021.
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The Central Rand, just south of Johannesburg, has been a prolific producer of gold for more than 100 years and is severely affected by the impact of mine tailings. Run-off from the Central Rand Goldfield discharges into wetlands along the Klip River, the principal drainage of the southern portion of Johannesburg.
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DOI: 10.1016/J.JAFREARSCI.2012.03.013 Corpus ID: 131555437; The impact of gold mining on the Witwatersrand on the rivers and karst system of Gauteng and North West Province, South Africa
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