Experts say the government must fund acid mine drainage clean-ups to protect the right of citizens to a healthy environment and clean water
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But the new artisanal and small-scale mining policy may be a turning point for informal prospectors who want to mine legally
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The department of mineral resources has been left with a R30-billion rehabilitation bill to clean up the damage left by failed mining firms.
With the emergence of armed gangs operating in illegal mining, rival miners kidnap and force each other to work in slave-like conditions underground.
Researchers argue that 300GW of solar energy could be produced at Mpumalanga’s old mines and those closing in the next decade
The 90 detainees are among 110 people held by police at abandoned mining sites in the Namakwa district.