environmental impact coal mining south africa
COAL MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
2021-8-26 · COAL MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT Philip J Lloyd1 Energy Research Institute, University of Cape Town Abstract The environmental impacts of coal mining in South Africa are reviewed. The primary impacts arise from mining, particularly underground mining, largely because South African coal mines are relatively shallow.
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Coal mining and the environment | Institutional Repository
2018-9-14 · The environmental impacts of coal mining in South Africa are reviewed. The primary impacts arise from mining, particularly underground mining, largely because South African coal mines are relatively shallow. Coal washing gives rises to large waste dumps, which may ignite spontaneously and cause air pollution.
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The Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal
2013-3-12 · South African coal export and Dutch coal import Coal is exported from South Africa through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT). The terminal was opened in April 1976, with an export capacity of 12 million tons of coal per year (12 Mt/a). Over the years, export capacity has grown to 76 Mt/a in 2008.
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The impact of coal mining on the environment and
The impact of coal mining on the environment and community quality of life: a case study investigation of the impacts and conflicts associated with coal mining in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical Engineering.
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Environmental impacts associated with an abandoned
2001-1-1 · Environmental impacts associated with an abandoned mine in the Witbank Coalfield, South Africa ... Coal mining unfortunately tends to make a notable impact on the environment, the impacts varying in severity depending on whether the mine is working or abandoned, the mining methods used, and the geological conditions. ... Chemical composition of ...
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Management of Environmental Impacts from Coal
2021-10-21 · Management of Environmental Impacts from Coal Mining in the Upper Olifants River Catchment as a Function of Age and Scale PHILIP HOBBS, SUZAN H. H. OELOFSE & JEANETTE RASCHER CSIR Natural Resources & the Environment, Pretoria, South Africa ABSTRACT Effective water resource governance in a water scarce environment such as South
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Thungela - Coal - Mining - South Africa - Environmental ...
Mining coal is one of the most water intensive methods of generating electricity that may impact the local water supply. As Responsible Water Stewards, Thungela investigates and implements solutions that result in no permanent harm being caused by our operations to local communities and the environment. Our target is to achieve zero reportable ...
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Thungela - Coal - Mining - South Africa - Environmental ...
To this end we acknowledge our auditing obligations under regulation 34 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014, requiring us to make its environmental authorisation and environmental management programme report audits available on our website. ... South Africa Switchboard: +27 (0) 11 638 9300. PO BOX PO Box 61587, Marshalltown ...
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Environmental issues from coal mining and their solutions ...
2010-3-1 · Environmental issues arise at every stage of the proc- ess. This paper will discuss environmental issues due to coal mining. In fact, environmental problems from coal mining have been studied since coal mining be- came industrialized. Nevertheless, environmental issues from coal mining have become important con- cerns only since the 1970’s.
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Coal mining and the environment | Institutional Repository
2018-9-14 · The environmental impacts of coal mining in South Africa are reviewed. The primary impacts arise from mining, particularly underground mining, largely because South African coal mines are relatively shallow. Coal washing gives rises to large waste dumps, which may ignite spontaneously and cause air pollution.
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Thungela - Coal - Mining - South Africa - Environmental ...
Mining coal is one of the most water intensive methods of generating electricity that may impact the local water supply. As Responsible Water Stewards, Thungela investigates and implements solutions that result in no permanent harm being caused by our operations to local communities and the environment. Our target is to achieve zero reportable ...
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Environmental impacts associated with an abandoned
In North China, the polluted groundwater by coal mining is about 2.7×109m 3 per year (Hu and Yan 2000), such as the Zibo coal mine area in Shandong
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Thungela - Coal - Mining - South Africa - Environmental ...
To this end we acknowledge our auditing obligations under regulation 34 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014, requiring us to make its environmental authorisation and environmental management programme report audits available on our website. ... South Africa Switchboard: +27 (0) 11 638 9300. PO BOX PO Box 61587, Marshalltown ...
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A Community Torn Apart by Coal Mining Taught Me ...
2021-1-21 · Kirsten Youens is an environmental justice lawyer based in South Africa. She's the CEO of climate advocacy nonprofit All Rise, and is currently the legal representative for the Somkhele community — a rural community in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, which is fighting the expansion of an open-cast coal mine just next to Africa's oldest nature reserve,
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Coal mining threatens people’s access to water in ...
2016-12-16 · Coal mining threatens . people’s access to water in Mpumalanga, South Africa. u. South Africa is one of the thirty driest countries in the world. This is due to its geographical location and low annual rainfall, however, large-scale mining . operations also have an increasing negative impact on the country’s water quality and availability.
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SOUTH AFRICAN COAL SECTOR REPORT - Energy
2018-5-25 · mining and deep underground mining are the two basic methods of mining used in South Africa. Approximately 51% of South African coal mining is done underground and about 49% is produced by open-cast techniques.
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Environmental issues from coal mining and their solutions ...
2010-3-1 · Environmental issues arise at every stage of the proc- ess. This paper will discuss environmental issues due to coal mining. In fact, environmental problems from coal mining have been studied since coal mining be- came industrialized. Nevertheless, environmental issues from coal mining have become important con- cerns only since the 1970’s.
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12 Environmental Effects of Coal Mining -
One of the most obvious (albeit perhaps least harmful) environmental effects of coal mining is noise pollution. Coal mining is a loud, day- and night-long process that disrupts the lives of those in the surrounding communities, reduces the
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What Is The Environmental Impact Of The Coal Industry ...
2017-4-25 · The coal industry has a significantly negative environmental impact on the land, water, and air. It is responsible for producing pollution such as ash, sludge, slurry, arsenic, mercury, uranium, and other heavy metals that pollute the air and waterways. Additionally, coal processing has a negative effect on human health.
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Coal mining and the environment | Institutional Repository
2018-9-14 · The environmental impacts of coal mining in South Africa are reviewed. The primary impacts arise from mining, particularly underground mining, largely because South African coal mines are relatively shallow. Coal washing gives rises to large waste dumps, which may ignite spontaneously and cause air pollution.
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The impact of coal mining on the environment and
Shongwe, Bonisile Nolwando. "The impact of coal mining on the environment and community quality of life: a case study investigation of the impacts and conflicts associated with coal mining in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa." Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Chemical ...
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The environmental impact of gold mine tailings footprints ...
1999-4-20 · Gold mining in South Africa resulted in vast volumes of tailings, which have been deposited in impoundments. Poor management of most of the tailings dams resulted in the escape of seepage, adversely affecting soils and water quality. Some tailings dams have been partially or completely reclaimed leaving contaminated footprints. These zones pose a serious
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Environmental Health Impacts of Platinum Mining
2014-9-9 · Platinum mining in South Africa Platinum mining in SA is comparatively recent, supply increasing from 1.76 million ounces (50 tons) in 1975 to a peak of 4.86 million ounces (138 tons) in 2011. Value of 2012 output, about R56billion. SA currently produces about 75% of
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Coal - Minerals Council South Africa
2022-2-5 · Coal mining’s advent in South Africa can best be traced to the start of gold mining in the late 19 th century, particularly on the Witwatersrand, with the first coal in appreciable tonnages being extracted on the Highveld coal field
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Somkhele coal mine owned by Tendele,
2020-10-27 · The coal mine's first plant entered into operation by 2007. Since 2013, the mine relies on three plants, being the largest mine in South Africa of metallurgical anthracite, an energy rich type of coal. For the year 2013/14, 1,1
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12 Environmental Effects of Coal Mining -
One of the most obvious (albeit perhaps least harmful) environmental effects of coal mining is noise pollution. Coal mining is a loud, day- and night-long process that disrupts the lives of those in the surrounding communities, reduces the
Read More
What Is The Environmental Impact Of The Coal Industry ...
2017-4-25 · The coal industry has a significantly negative environmental impact on the land, water, and air. It is responsible for producing pollution such as ash, sludge, slurry, arsenic, mercury, uranium, and other heavy metals that pollute the air and waterways. Additionally, coal processing has a negative effect on human health.
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(PDF) Impact of Coal Mining on Environment
2022-2-4 · In this way, coal mining has multi-dimensional impacts on the environment both directly or indirectly. Th e pr esent wor k is an attempt to bring into focus the impact of coal minin g on the
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Mining industry in South Africa - statistics & facts ...
2021-10-20 · Coal mining in South Africa began around the same time as gold mining and is one of the country’s most valuable commodities, accounting
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