Although many things at the mine, including the gardens of long time residents such as Mr Kevin Wright, still looked normal by this week, various people were busy with a fight to try and keep Eskom from cutting the mine’s electricity supply.“All we ask are a few days.”
Blyvoor: Legal minefield is a deadly hazard
Conflicting laws for a mine in liquidation allow Blyvoor mine’s owners to dodge their responsibilities.
A town shrouded in toxic haze
Eyes burn, noses bleed, people wear masks and need headlights to drive. Radioactive waste from mine dumps is wrecking lives
Defunct mine gets up Blyvooruitzicht’s nose
Blyvooruitzicht’s residents have nowhere to turn while choking on dust from a slimes dam that belongs to the stricken gold mine. A massive mine dump is rising like a new sand dune next to Blyvooruitzicht’s main shopping centre outside Carletonville in western Gauteng. Its white and yellow layers are the waste from mining in the […]
Blyvoor Mine Closure
Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine looks set to close as the mine’s current owner, Village Main Reef (Village), indicated that it would not be putting any further money into the mine.
Illegal Mining in South Africa Prompts Government Crackdown
The 19th century gold rush that built Johannesburg left many abandoned mines in the city that still lure hundreds of people every day who enter them illegally searching for what little gold that remains.
FSE:Comment on DWA AMD Solution
The FSE is of the firm opinion that many persons and companies want to financially profit from the current situation. This is resulting in failure to holistically identify and manage the AMD impacts and challenges. The reason might partly be that the situation is a political problem as well.
Up and down in the dumps
“After the Mines” is a project by photographer Jason Larkin that explores the vast waste dumps created by Johannesburg’s gold mining industry. After the Mines, published by Fourthwall Books, will be launched at Edition at 44 Stanley on Saturday, July 6 from 12pm. Ahead of the launch Mariette Liefferink and Jason Larkin have led a […]
Johannesburg: who pays for a century of mining?
BY MARTIN PLAUT BY MARTIN PLAUT Johannesburg – the city of gold – is facing a pollution crisis that could threaten its very existence. South African officials report that in late 2013 the water on which the city depends will become contaminated, unless immediate measures are taken. It is a threat, warned Professor Terence S. […]
Myne en gemeenskap moet begin saamwerk
Wetsgehoorsaamheid is baie laag op die prioriteitslys van sommige myne, veral die wat in sensitiewe gebied werk. Mense en die omgewing ly daaronder omdat hul water meestal “gevat” word vir die bedrywighede, waaruit net ‘n paar mense wins maak.