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MINING It’s all about the moneyThe hazardous mining by-product raises two questions – who’s to blame and who should pay. The acid mine drainage crisis is going to cost someone a lot of money, but probably not the people who caused it. The “polluter pays” principle was next to impossible to apply to the acid mine drainage problem in a retrospective way, said Marius Keet, chief director for mine water management at the department of water and sanitation. |
Down in the dumps, there's hope"WHERE there's waste, there's opportunity," said mining hydrologist Kym Morton, ... |
Fokus reports on Coal Mine east of SpringsSABC's Fokus of 23 July 2017 addresses the planned Palmietkuilen coal mine east ... |
SA NEWS Addressing waste and pollution of the past
The Federation for a Sustainable Environment is proud to announce the launch of the booklet titled “Rehabilitation of Mine Contaminated Eco-Systems. A Contribution to a Just Transition to a Low Carbon Economy to Combat Unemployment and Climate Change” by Mariette Liefferink of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE). The booklet was commissioned by the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) in collaboration with the Friedrick Ebert Stiftung. |
Nuwe myn ‘sal duisende hul huise kos’Byna 10 000 mense sal verskuif moet word as Anglo Operations Ltd en Canyon Coal hul sin kry om ’n massiewe oopgroefsteenkoolmyn oos van Springs te begin. |
SA coal mines leave legacy of ruinJohannesburg - A 19-month data investigation of mine closures indicates that since at least 2011 no large coal mines operating in South Africa have been granted closure. |
Besoedelingklagte: Mynbase daag nie by hof opDrie direkteure van die Blyvooruitzicht- en Village Main Reef-goudmyn buite Carletonville kan ’n boete van tot R10 miljoen of tien jaar tronkstraf opgelê word weens die beweerde besoedeling en agteruitgang van die omgewing. |
WATER Coalition defending Mpumalanga water source area
Last week, the coalition of eight civil society and community organisations that has been resisting the proposed coal mine inside a protected area and strategic water source area in Mpumalanga launched further proceedings in the Pretoria High Court. |
Project to heal polluted river . System will·create stream·of jobsTHE POTENTIAL to create 100 climate jobs and to help : bring a "dead river syste... |
'Mine Water can be treated, safe'SOUTH Africans have to "change their mindsets" that they can't drink acid mine d... |
