Gold mines produced more than 270 tailings storage facilities and the rehabilitation of these facilities can be complex and the results misleading if measures only in the short term.
Cost of rehab to taxpayer?
The provisional winding up of the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mining Company is of concern to the Federation for a Sustainable Environment for a number of reasons. Central to our concerns is the funds that have been made available for environmental rehabilitation in terms of s41 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002.
Wetland Rehabilitation Manual: Legal Component
The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) in conjunction with Working for Water (WfWÂ) has identified a need to rehabilitate degraded wetlands in South Africa.