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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

Abuse: Miners move bags of cobalt at Congo Dongfang Mining’s Kasulo mine. Two-thirds of the world supply of cobalt is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where men, women and children work.

6 MAY 2022

African countries must put their houses in order to attract mining investment

The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and…

Busisipho Siyobi
Vincent Obisie-Orlu

6 min read

Aquatic disaster: The toxic water flowed from Khwezela Colliery near eMalahleni into the Kromdraaispruit to the Saalbookspruit, into the Wilge River

ACID MINE DRAINAGE

3 APR 2022

Acid mine spill in Mpumalanga will take years to fix

Toxic water in the Wilge River system from Thungela’s colliery is a ‘catastrophic event’

Sheree Bega

8 min read