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The government plans to install reverse osmosis packaged units to treat toxic acid mine drainage to optimise the use of water and to help alleviate water stress in Gauteng
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

How reverse osmosis plants will address acid mine drainage and water stress in Gauteng

This initiative aims to recycle contaminated water, reduce reliance on potable water and address environmental concerns

  • Sheree Bega
4 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

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
Polluter not paying: Acid water from mines, in particular those that have not been rehabilitated by owners, is polluting the Vaal River system with metals, radionuclides and concentrated salts. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

State halts its R10bn long-term plan to fully treat acid mine water

The state is saddled with the burden of treating acid water and polluters are escaping the responsibility

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read