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Gold Mining

Toxic storm brewing in Soweto’s Snake Park neighbourhood
Health
/ 25 March 2025

Toxic storm brewing in Soweto’s Snake Park neighbourhood

Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution

By Bhekisisa Team
Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?
The Green Guardian
/ 11 December 2024

Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?

The province is home to the biggest gas and helium project in the country. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or could it potentially hinder progress? Refilwe Mochoari investigates

By Refilwe Mochoari
Witwatersrand goldfield acid mine drainage ‘with us for millennia’
The Green Guardian
/ 21 April 2023

Witwatersrand goldfield acid mine drainage ‘with us for millennia’

Quick fixes are inadequate to prevent damage from gold mining’s legacy, but the long-term plan of treating AMD could relieve water shortages

By Sheree Bega
Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage
The Green Guardian
/ 12 January 2023

Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage

Excessive rainfall last month has caused untreated toxic water from old gold mines to decant into waterways on the West Rand

By Sheree Bega
Criminal syndicates, as well as individuals, part of illegal gold mining on the West Rand
Opinion
/ 25 October 2022

Criminal syndicates, as well as individuals, part of illegal gold mining on the West Rand

Castigating, rather than encouraging, business leaders when they advocate for harsh interventions sets us all back

By James Gordon
Acid mine water a rising threat
National
/ 27 May 2021

Acid mine water a rising threat

About 360 tonnes of salts are dissolved in the Vaal River system every day

By Sheree Bega
Mponeng sale is a lifeline
Article
/ 21 February 2020

Mponeng sale is a lifeline

AngloGold head Kelvin Dushnisky views Harmony’s Gold purchase of Mponeng as a positive step for the future of the mine

By Thando Maeko
Gold rush destabilises central Sahel
Africa
/ 22 November 2019

Gold rush destabilises central Sahel

States need to assert control over the artisanal mining sector, which is being secured by local armed groups

By International Crisis and Group 2
After the goldrush, coal addiction
Article
/ 1 November 2019

After the goldrush, coal addiction

Gold propped up apartheid, but it was depleted. The new fool’s gold is coal. Neither brought economic transformation

By Clyde Mallinson
Money from the silicosis settlement is not fixed
Article
/ 29 July 2019

Money from the silicosis settlement is not fixed

It will give current and ex gold mineworkers an opportunity to receive a medical examination and compensation for those suffering from silicosis

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Central African panel recommends closure of 4 Chinese gold mines
Article
/ 13 July 2019

Central African panel recommends closure of 4 Chinese gold mines

The CAR is rich in natural resources but riven by conflict which has forced around one in four of its 4.5 million population to flee their homes

By Agency
Deadly cost of Sibanye-Stillwater gold miners’ strike
Article
/ 30 April 2019

Deadly cost of Sibanye-Stillwater gold miners’ strike

The lengthy strike finally ended with Amcu agreeing to the same wage offer other mining unions accepted in October

By Lloyd Gedye
Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk
Article
/ 25 March 2019

Nersa increase places 90 000 mining jobs at risk

Initially, when Eskom made its tariff application, it was estimated it would cause 150 000 job losses while hastening the demise of the gold sector

By Tebogo Tshwane
Getting underground and creating value
Article
/ 12 October 2018

Getting underground and creating value

Modernisation is the key for South African mining

By Alison Spratley
Retrenched gold miners caught in a Catch-22
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Retrenched gold miners caught in a Catch-22

Pan African Resources closes Evander Gold Mine, leaving its former workforce out on a limb

By Sarah Smit
More than 900 trapped underground in Free State mine
Article
/ 1 February 2018

More than 900 trapped underground in Free State mine

Sibanye-Stillwater spokesperson James Wellsted said on Thursday afternoon that all the miners have been accounted for and are safe.

By Jan Bornman
The case for giving zama-zamas mining rights
Analysis
/ 5 September 2017

The case for giving zama-zamas mining rights

It’s dangerous work done by people who live on the poverty line, and are desperate to provide for their families.

By Fatima Moosa
Junior gold miner takes on the IDC
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Junior gold miner takes on the IDC

A Soweto businessman fights back as the state lender denies him extra funds to get his mine back into operation.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Court case could force gold industry to pay out miners’ daughters and wives
Article
/ 18 October 2016

Court case could force gold industry to pay out miners’ daughters and wives

A high court has ruled that compensation to women who have to take care of sick miners could ease the gendered harms imposed by the industry.

By Staff Reporter
Marikana’s literary afterlives
Article
/ 30 September 2016

Marikana’s literary afterlives

Excavating lesser-known stories of miners and unionists in the platinum belt not only sheds light on Marikana but also humanises the tragedy.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Miners’ silicosis win paves way for industry compensation scheme
Article
/ 10 March 2016

Miners’ silicosis win paves way for industry compensation scheme

The landmark legal settlement benefits miners with silicosis and encourages an industrywide settlement scheme at gold mines.

By Richard Meeran
Silicosis class action suit: A question of causality
Article
/ 13 October 2015

Silicosis class action suit: A question of causality

Will gold mineworkers have to prove a link between their silicosis and their employers’ negligence?

By Sarah Evans
Violent threat, real opportunity in zama zama gold rush
Article
/ 29 August 2015

Violent threat, real opportunity in zama zama gold rush

With a dire socioeconomic situation and a history of xenophobia, turf wars between local and foreign zama zamas may lead to more violence.

By Janet Love
Job-cuts backlash pits mining CEOs against Zuma
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Job-cuts backlash pits mining CEOs against Zuma

Mining companies are "tired of political comment instead of concrete actions".

By Andre Janse Van
Lessons in wages from Marikana
Article
/ 9 July 2015

Lessons in wages from Marikana

Mining says its offer is about sustaining the gold industry but unions urge caution.

By Staff Reporter
Moz digs garimpeiros out of trouble
Africa
/ 28 February 2015

Moz digs garimpeiros out of trouble

Artisanal miners’ associations aren’t always popular but they do help cut pollution and rehabilitate land.

By Nathalie Bertrams
Miners rescued after a fire at Harmony Gold
Article
/ 23 February 2015

Miners rescued after a fire at Harmony Gold

The fire is believed to have started while maintenance work was being carried out on an air cooler.

By Reuters
Dealers fleece diggers desperate for a share of DRC’s illegal gold
Africa
/ 20 February 2015

Dealers fleece diggers desperate for a share of DRC’s illegal gold

Militia, the military, pit bosses, buyers and miners vie for the metal that’s smuggled out of the Congo.

By Staff Reporter
Gold Fields likely to appeal court finding on Oz land claim
Article
/ 7 July 2014

Gold Fields likely to appeal court finding on Oz land claim

The gold producer says it will probably appeal a court decision which found it had no right to mine parts of its New South Wales site.

By Staff Reporter
Harmony posts profit despite output drop
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Harmony posts profit despite output drop

An improved gold price and higher-quality ore saw the gold miner benefit in spite of a number of production challenges.

By Staff Reporter
Second-hand gold mines’ rising shine
Article
/ 10 January 2014

Second-hand gold mines’ rising shine

Acquisitions could help the industry survive cost increases and lower commodity prices.

By Staff Reporter
Unions reach wage agreement with two gold mines
Article
/ 4 September 2013

Unions reach wage agreement with two gold mines

Gold producers Evander Gold and Village Main Reef have reached agreement with the NUM and the United Association of SA, says the Chamber of Mines.

By Sapa
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