The development of South Africa's mining industry, and how it laid the foundations for Apartheid Although some mining had taken place in what is now South Africa centuries before Europeans arrived, 1 the modern mining industry emerged as the major shaper of South Africa's economy and race relations in the latter half of the 19 th century ...
DetailsThe formation of the Union of South Africa was nothing short of a miracle since it unified the British and the Afrikaners despite the hatred, tensions and damage that the two South African Wars had inflicted on the psyche and landscape of the country. ... "The Development of the South African Gold-Mining Industry, 1895-1918," The …
DetailsLabor time, as a dimension of South African mining labor history, has been ignored, both conceptually and historically. This article remedies this yawning gap by presenting primary and secondary ...
DetailsAbstract. At a number of gold mines in South Africa, methane gas has been encountered when drilling into faults and/or dykes extending to depths beyond 7000 m. Methane gas has been reported to migrate up through structures from within the basin to the mine working environments (∼3000 m depth) and caused explosions.
DetailsGold mining started more than a century ago in the Witwatersrand gold elds, South Africa (Durand, 2012;Hobbs et al., 2010;Phillips and Law, 2000).
DetailsABSTRACT. This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of mining is deemed illegal by the government since it is outside the parameters of the country's main mining legislation.
DetailsBackground: Implementation of South Africa's 2002 Mining Charter increased women's participation in underground mining. However, occupational lung diseases (OLDs) in gold miners have not been studied. Aims: To compare autopsy-diagnosed pulmonary silicosis, lymph gland silicosis (a precursor of pulmonary silicosis) …
DetailsEmployment losses in the South African mining industry 2008 -2017 (Mineral Council South Africa, 2018) Based on the above backdrop of the South African minin g industry, an intervention is ...
DetailsThe Transkei and the Migrant Labour System from the 1970s. In the 1970s, a confluence of circumstances threatened to plunge the gold-mining industry into crisis, namely the sudden withdrawal of migrant workers from outside South Africa, a surge of African labour militancy within South Africa and the transformation of the economics of …
DetailsThis paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of …
DetailsAustralia, famous for its mining industry, also has a pneumoconiosis crisis: the high dust concentration in Australian mines (especially in New South Wales) (Hendryx et al., 2019) has led to a ...
DetailsThe paper examines the mining industry of South Africa from 1994 to the present, by reference to the legislative reforms and also the continuing contribution of mining to the economy of South ...
DetailsBanister S., Van Biljon M., Pulles W. Development of appropriate procedures for water management when planning underground mine closure—A regional approach using gold mining as a case study in; Proceedings of the WISA Mine Water Division–Mine Closure Conference; Randfontein, South Africa. 23–24 October 2002; pp. 23–24.
DetailsIn the 20 th century, the large gold mines on the West Wits line were established, and towns like Carletonville and Klerksdorp became important and busy centres around the world-famous gold mines: Kloof, Driefontein and Western Deep Levels. For many years, South Africa was the world's primary gold producer.
DetailsThe South Deep operation's restructuring plan was initiated in August 2018, affecting 1,092 permanent employees and 420 contractors. The restructuring plan is aimed to consolidate Gold Field's mining activity and align the cost structure to …
DetailsIntroduction. Africa endows about a third of global reserves of natural resource of metals and minerals [].The continent is currently hosting about 700 active industrial mines and many more are planned, partly in response to the global transition toward a low-carbon future [1, 2].Large-scale extraction projects are important drivers for …
Details> South Africa's mining industry is the fifth largest globally in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). ... Platinum, coal and gold are the three largest mining exports. > In 2018, the mining industry contributed R93bn to fixed investment, which constituted 17% of private sector investment and 10.5% of total fixed investment, respectively.
DetailsMining in South Africa: the challenges and the opportunities 2 September 2016 18 • Non-gold mining sector can grow at 3-5% pa, resulting in more balanced country growth rate (double size of non-gold mining by 2028). • If mining had grown at same pace as rest of economy between 1994 and 2013, country's growth rate would have been 4% (not 3.2%)
DetailsGold can be dated by measuring the radioactive isotope rhenium-187, which decays into osmium-187 at a known rate. First the gold grains must be physically separated from the conglomerate (a and b).
DetailsThe history of mining in South Africa dates back to the 16th century when the Dutch and Germans started extracting gold and diamonds from the mines near Johannesburg. In 1886, Anglo American Mining Co. discovered gold at Witwatersrand and began operations. The discovery of diamonds at Kimberley in 1867 spurred a gold rush that led to an influx ...
DetailsAbstract. Background. ... The first theme addresses trends in silicosis in the South African gold-mining industry over a period of 33 years, and the second explores the potential for occupational respiratory disease in the under-researched platinum- and diamond-mining sectors. ... By 2001, many years after short-term contracts had been …
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DetailsMethods This study analysed the major South African ... [Show full abstract] mining recruitment database for the period 1973 to 2012 by calendar intervals and demographic and occupational ...
DetailsThis paper aims to provide a guideline to where the South African gold sector stands in terms of productivity, over a time period that captures the impacts of (1) the global …
DetailsA few years ago, a mining company was considering reopening an old mine shaft in Welkom, a city in South Africa's interior. Welkom was once the center of the world's richest goldfields.
DetailsAbstract. This chapter considers gold at its most recent historical epi-centre—i.e. South Africa during the colonial and apartheid era. ... From 1887 until 2018 1.7 billion ounces of gold were ...
DetailsThree areas stand out where mining companies can take decisive action in the short term: improve exploration to uncover new reserves, address the currently unreliable and …
Details2.2. Study population and sample. At the time of the study there were approximately 1700 operating mines and quarries in South Africa, and the industry directly employed close to 500 000 people (Republic of South Africa, Citation 2011).The study population comprised all workers employed at eight mines in South Africa; the study …
DetailsAbstract This chapter provides an overview of deep-level gold and platinum mining in South Africa, highlighting the status quo of the industry and some of the associated …
DetailsAlthough mining plays a prominent role in the economy of South Africa, it is associated with many chemical hazards. Exposure to dust from mining can lead to many pathological effects depending on ...
DetailsPDF | In the Durban Deep/Roodepoort area (Johannesburg), near to the site of the first gold discoveries in the 1880s, Zama-Zama (illegal) miners are... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
DetailsIn South Africa, the gold mining industry remains a key contributor to economic development. According to the Chamber of Mines (2009), the sector accounted for R49 …
DetailsThe Mesoarchean Witwatersrand Basin in the central Kaapvaal craton, South Africa, has been the largest gold-producing province in history. Although mining has reached a very mature state, this ore ...
DetailsDespite this, the mining trade unionism which evolved in the first few decades after the discovery of gold in each country, was markedly different: South African trade unionism remained weak in its organization and adhered to a thoroughly exclusive and ""old unionist"" policy; in Australia on the other hand, where the gold-digger was not faced ...
DetailsSouth Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern …
DetailsAbstract and Figures. The recent underground mass death of more than 80 'illegal miners' or zama-zamas (chance-takers) highlights the parlous state of South Africa's gold …
DetailsThis chapter outlines the basic features of gold mining in South Africa. The structure, administration and economic significance of the mines, the key technical challenges posed by deep deposits and low-grade ore, the size and composition of the workforce, the chronic shortages of labour and oscillating migration are covered.
DetailsThe 1886 discovery of significant gold reef deposits on the range of hills known as the Witwatersrand, Footnote 11 would change the course of southern African history. As summarised by John Illife, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand set South Africa on a different colonial trajectory from the rest of the African continent, gradually …
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