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Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa : Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa.
South Africa is facing the increasing challenge of acid mine drainage (AMD) whose genesis is the country's mining history, which paid limited attention to post-mining mine site management. In mineral resource-rich Africa, this has emerged as one of the most daunting challenges of our time. Sout...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Africa Institute of South Africa,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Foreword; CHAPTER 1
- Introduction; INTRODUCTION; SOME KEY TERMINOLOGY; BOOK AND CHAPTER OUTLINE; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2
- The Legacy of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE AMD CHALLENGE IN SOUTH AFRICA; HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION REALLY?; HOW DID WE GET HERE?; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3
- The Formation of Acid Mine Drainage; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE CHEMISTRY OF AMD FORMATION.
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ACIDIC MINE WATER IN SOUTH AFRICAACID MINE WATER ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA; THE QUALITY OF ACID MINE WATER ASSOCIATED WITH GOLD MINING; ACID MINE WATER ASSOCIATED WITH COAL MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA; LESSONS FOR AFRICA; NOTES AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4
- Impact of Acid Mine Drainage on Water Resources in South Africa; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; WAYS IN WHICH AMD AFFECTS WATER RESOURCES; IMPACT OF AMD ON WATER RESOURCES IN SOUTH AFRICA; IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER SECURITY; LESSONS FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES ENGAGED IN MINING; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES.
- CHAPTER 5
- An Assessment of the Social Impact of Acid Mining Drainage on the West Rand, South Africa. Towards Responsive Mining and Sustainable Cities on the African ContinentABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; STUDY AREA: WEST RAND, GAUTENG; OPERATIONALISING THE STUDY; CONCEPTUALISING SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ITS RATIONALE IN MINING PROJECTS; RESEARCH FINDINGS − SOCIAL IMPACTS OF AMD IN THE WEST RAND; LESSONS FOR THE MINERAL RICH AFRICAN CONTINENT AND THE WAY FORWARD; CONCLUSION; NOTES AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6
- AMD and the Mining Sector's Contribution to the South African Economy
- ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION; AMD IN THE CONTEXT OF PRODUCTION EXTERNALITIES; THE MINING SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE SA ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF AMD; THE MINING SECTOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE SA ECONOMY IN ISOLATION OF AMD; CONTRIBUTION TO GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; EMPLOYMENT; DIRECT TAX; FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS; IMPLICATIONS OF AMD FOR MINING SECTOR: CONTRIBUTION TO SA ECONOMY; BALANCING THE IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE BENEFITS OF THE MINING SECTOR; CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AMD PROBLEM; LEVEL AND QUALITY OF SECTOR EMPLOYMENT; LOW LOCAL BENEFICIATION.
- DRIVE TO INCREASE LABOUR PRODUCTIVITYBLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT; CONFORMING WITH SECTOR POLICIES AND REGULATIONS; LABOUR UNREST; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS; NOTES AND REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7
- Strategic Planning and Sustainable Management of Acid Mine Drainage; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; STEPS BEING TAKEN TO MANAGE ACID MINE WATER IN SOUTH AFRICA; THE DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW REPORT; WATER RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM SERIES REPORTS; STATUS OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION STUDIES BY DWA; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY REPORT; CURRENT STATUS OF THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF UNDERGROUND AMD.