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Thungela private security stands guard at the source of the acid mine drainage spill at the mine. Photograph: James Puttick.
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

Criminal probe into Thungela Resources for ‘catastrophic’ acid mine water spill

It will be a test case in South Africa for river pollution, rehabilitation and holding polluters accountable

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
A 58km stretch of the lower Wilge River system is “dead” after an old coal mine in Mpumalanga decanted millions of litres of acidic water into the river system last week. (Wikipedia)
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

Coal mine acidic water spillage into Wilge River system kills ‘all life, everything’

The acid mine drainage happened at Khwezela Colliery’s south shaft, which had been sealed, but the volume of water exceeded the maximum capacity for treatment at the dosing site

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read