Impact of Illegal Mining at Historic Gold Mine Locations, …

Greenstone Belt area, South Africa N.C. Steenkamp*1 and V. Clark-Mostert1 1 TWP Projects Level 1, Building 54, ... All of the mines were closed in the early 1990's. Background

A Mine Closure Risk Rating System for South Africa

In South Africa, gold and platinum mines have been negatively affected by price drops and escalating costs of deep underground mines, while gold, copper and coal mines have closed due to resource exhaustion [30,31], tin mines closed when the price collapsed [32,33] and asbestos

What's left in the wake of South Africa's abandoned gold …

Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the …

(PDF) A critical review of the impact of South Africa's mine …

In South Africa, the challenges of mine closure are exacerbated by unexpected sudden closures owing to winding-up and business rescue processes. ... However, recently mines . have closed ...

The Decline of South African Gold Mining | E & MJ

At the end of 2009 it closed the Evander Nos. 2, 5 and 7 shafts in South Africa's Mpumalanga province as well as its Brand No. 3 shaft in the Free State. ... South Africa's Chamber of Mines recently said the country's electricity crisis, coupled with enforced stoppages of mines and shafts for safety related reasons, prematurely downscaled ...

South Africa Mines | The Diggings™

The Diggings™ is a resource for locating where mining claims are and have been. Discover mining activity in your area and find new regions of opportunity. Map of 524 mines filtered by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in South Africa.

Over a hundred minders escape from South Africa gold mine…

Mineworkers at the entrance of a goldmine in Springs, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo) More than 100 miners escaped from a gold mine in South Africa on ...

Basotho Mineworkers and zama zama in Disused Commercial Gold Mines …

Over 5–10% of mining production in South Africa is produced through illegal mining, such that in 2013, the value of gold and platinum produced through these means was over R72 billion and under R63 billion, respectively (Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 2013). Until recently, many countries in southern Africa served as the …

A Mine Closure Risk Rating System for South Africa

In South Africa, gold and platinum mines have been negatively affected by price drops and escalating costs of deep underground mines, while gold, copper and coal mines have closed due to resource exhaustion [30,31], tin mines closed when the price collapsed [32,33] and asbestos mines were closed when the serious health implications …

South Africa's closed mines must not shaft people

The Green Guardian. / 14 August 2021. South Africa's closed mines must not shaft people. By Sheree Bega. Costly closure: Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine near Carletonville …

Dangerous Economy Thrives in South Africa's Abandoned Gold Mines

Resize. MATHOLE, South Africa—In broad daylight, he is a thin, soft-spoken 23-year-old who stays immaculately clean in Converse All-Stars and khaki pants. But to make ends meet, Mduduzi Matjila ...

Hundreds of workers leave South African gold mine after …

Wednesday 25 October 2023 23:02, UK. Miners outside the goldmine on Wednesday. Pic: AP. Why you can trust Sky News. Hundreds of workers have left an underground gold …

Hundreds of miners leave South Africa gold mine after being …

Updated 1:16 PM PDT, October 25, 2023. SPRINGS, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute left a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, mine officials and the union at the center of …

Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break …

Diamond diggers in South Africa's deserted mines break the law — and risk their lives. By Tommy Trenchard (NPR) Nov. 27, 2022 9:24 a.m. Jefferson Ncube, an illegal diamond miner from Zimbabwe ...

16 List Of Gold Mines In South Africa (2023)

East Driefontein Mine started operations in 1952 and is owned by Sibanye-Stillwater. This is obviously a prominent gold mine in South Africa with a reputation for being one of the deepest mines in the world (it has a depth of 3.24 kilometers). Few years back, East Driefontein Mine produced 9.57Moz of gold. Address: Carletonville, 2499, SA.

List Of Abandoned Coal Mines In South Africa

Find below are the list of Abandoned Coal Mines In South Africa. South African Coal Mining Holdings Ltd. Address: 198 Oxford Rd, Illovo, on, 2196. Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5PM. Phone: 010 001 9460. Glencore South Africa. Address: 39 Melrose Blvd, Birnam, on, 2076. Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5PM.

Dealing with the South African surge in illegal mining

A 2017 report by the Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) estimates that the annual commercial value of illegal mining and illicit dealings in precious metals and diamonds is about R7 billion. This activity has a significant economic impact on current mining operations, both in terms of losses of product or productive resources.

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

11 November, 2015. Mark Olalde. Thousands of abandoned gold mines are scattered across South Africa, polluting the water with toxics and filling the air with noxious dust. …

Harmony Moves Forward With Plans To Expand World's Deepest Gold Mine …

Harmony Gold Mining, the biggest gold-producing corporation in South Africa by volume, recently announced its plans to begin deepening its flagship Mponeng mine. The major corporation operates in both South Africa and Papua New Guinea, controlling nine underground operations, including the Mponeng mine, which is the …

Gold discovered in the Giyani area: Geo-Science Council

A worker cleans gold bars at South Africa's Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2017. ... attended the two-day Limpopo Mining Investment Conference in Polokwane want the local Twickenham and Bakoni Platinum mines in Atok to reopen. The two mines closed …

TauTona Gold Mine, Anglo Gold, South Africa

The TauTona gold mine in South Africa was extended to a depth of 3.9km in 2008, making it the world's deepest mine at that time. The name TauTona means 'great lion' in Setswana. The TauTona mine exists within the West Witts area, near the town of Carletonville. TauTona neighbours the Mponeng and Savukamines, and TauTona and …

MINE CLOSURE AND REHABILITATION IN SOUTH …

Theme 2: The role that the rehabilitation of closed mines can play in support of a just transition To stimulate discussion of these themes, a number of inputs were made by selected experts, including: ... In South Africa, a range of systemic issues bedevils orderly mine closure and rehabilitation. As a result, non-functional ...

Challenges and strategies of abandoned mine rehabilitation in South …

1. Introduction. Abandoned mines are an issue faced in many mining jurisdictions, with a number having developed plans to manage the impact of these through rehabilitation. 1 The risks posed by abandoned mines are largely related to public health and safety and the environment, but vary depending on the proximity to the community, …

List Of Closed Gold Mines In South Africa

Find below are the list of Closed Gold Mines In South Africa. Mponeng Gold Mining. Address: 955 Park Ave, West Wits, Carletonville, 2499 Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 8PM Phone: 011 083 8069. Savuka Gold Mine. Address: South, Randfontein, 1764 Hours: Open 24 hours Phone: 076 171 5869.

Platinum Mines Reopen After Fatal Accident in South Africa

South Africa's Impala Platinum (Implats) has resumed operations at its mines in Rustenburg after a deadly accident that killed 12 workers and injured 75 others on Monday. The company said it would gradually ramp up production to full capacity by next week, but one of its shafts would remain closed until next year.

More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest …

Updated 12:34 PM PDT, December 19, 2023. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in South Africa. The mine is owned by Implats, which is one of the world's biggest platinum miners. The firm has suspended …

The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold Mines

Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left derelict years ago, the country faces a growing environmental, health, and social crisis created by a withering gold industry and …

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Anticipating and planning for mine closure in South Africa

Most of the mine closures in South Africa over the past two to three decades have been in the gold mining industry. Employment in the industry dropped from 550 000 in 1985 to 110 000 in 2018 ( Sesele, 2020 ). Mine closure has had severe implications for gold mining towns like Merafong City, our case study city.

Exploring the use of deep level gold mines in South Africa …

This paper explores the viability of deep level gold mines in the Far West Rand (FWR) gold field, South Africa (SA), for underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage (UPHES). Ultra-deep, non-flooded shafts, extensive underground storage space, and abundance of water from an overlying karst aquifer make gold mines in the …