Gold Mining
latest news & developments
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
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?…
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
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
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
Acid mine water a rising threat
About 360 tonnes of salts are dissolved in the Vaal River system every day
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
Gold rush destabilises central Sahel
States need to assert control over the artisanal mining sector, which is being secured by local armed groups
After the goldrush, coal addiction
Gold propped up apartheid, but it was depleted. The new fool’s gold is coal. Neither brought economic transformation
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
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
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
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
Getting underground and creating value
Modernisation is the key for South African mining
Retrenched gold miners caught in a Catch-22
Pan African Resources closes Evander Gold Mine, leaving its former workforce out on a limb