Water Pollution and Contamination from Gold Mines: Acid Mine Drainage in Gauteng Province, South Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-219
Author(s):  
Anthony Minnaar
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Gold Mines ◽  
Acid Mine

scholarly journals Governance and socio-political issues in management of acid mine drainage in South Africa

Water Policy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89
Author(s):  
Charles Mpofu ◽  
Thabiso John Morodi ◽  
Johan Petrus Hattingh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Black Economic Empowerment ◽  
Decision Making Processes

Abstract The water resources in South Africa are threatened by current and past mining practices such as abandoned and closed mines. While mining is considered valuable for its contribution to this country's gross domestic product, its polluting effects on water and land resources have been criticised as unsustainable. Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one specific public health and ecological issue that has stirred debates in political and social circles in this country. This paper examines the scalar politics and other related dimensions of water and AMD governance, thereby revealing evidence of deep-rooted challenges regarding the governance of water and mineral resources. The specific focus is on the socio-political context of labour laws and Black Economic Empowerment and the decision-making processes adopted by government. Thus, this paper has implications for the improvement of environmental governance and decision-making strategies and the adoption of a national strategy for adequately addressing AMD and related policy issues.

The effect of acid mine drainage on the hatching success of branchiopod egg banks from endorheic wetlands in South Africa

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 738 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan J. Henri ◽  
Victor Wepener ◽  
Martin Ferreira ◽  
Wynand Malherbe ◽  
Johan H. J. van Vuren
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Egg Banks ◽  
Acid Mine

Hydrogeochemical characteristics of acid mine drainage and water pollution at Makum Coalfield, India

2010 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sk. Md. Equeenuddin ◽  
S. Tripathy ◽  
P.K. Sahoo ◽  
M.K. Panigrahi
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Makum Coalfield
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