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Polluting: Levels of acid water from old gold mines on the East Rand in Gauteng are escalating, threatening to pollute the groundwater in the area. Photo: James Puttick
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

Toxic acid mine water continues to rise underground on East Rand

The situation is frightening, says an anonymous source who used to work at the department of water and sanitation

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Danger below: Underground acid mine water levels on the Eastern basin pose a threat
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

Acid mine water continues to rise underground on the East Rand

Levels at a treatment plant in Springs have now breached a critical environmental threshold

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read