SA may turn to private sector for help with mine-water pollution

The South African government is considering turning to the private sector to help it close the prevailing funding gap to implement projects to deal with the serious acid mine drainage (AMD) problem being experienced across the Witwatersrand...

Company Announcement: Environmentally friendly and modular SMARTON® heavy lift system grows with individual user needs

Attached please find a press release on: SMARTON, the new Konecranes heavy-duty process crane, adapts to user needs. It is designed as a customized, intelligent, and environmentally sustainable solution for demanding maintenance and heavy process...

Foundation adopts new approach to stimulating investment, 
job creation

Sustainable development specialists the Africa Foundation for Sustainable Development (AFSD) has assembled a team to take a unique approach to stimulating investment and job creation directly and indirectly in communities affected by commercial...

New spinning slag 
granulation method will save energy and costs

A new dry slag granulation method could be used commercially within two to three years, providing a sustainable solution for treating the many millions of tons of molten slag produced globally each year.

Trade union to launch 'earnest cooperation' campaign in bid to tackle SA's water challenges

The trade union United Association of South Africa (UASA) intends to approach the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) in terms of Section 77 of the Labour Relations Act, in an effort to rectify the poor state of local water...

Explosives industry able to consolidate during downturn

Continued demand for explosives for use in daily mining activities has buoyed the supply market for the product despite the global financial downturn, says explosives supplier BME divisional MD Francois Hay.

Urgent decisions needed on Wits Basin mine water decant threat

Key role-players in resolving the environmental threat posed by acid mine drainage (AMD) in South Africa’s Witwatersrand (Wits) Basin points out that there is a “tight deadline” for decisions by the State and Rand Water if their proposed...

Wits Basin mine water decant threat urgent, Moatize coking coal output forecast raised, South African contract miner sets up in Chile

The urgency of South Africa's Witwatersrand (Wits) Basin mine-water threat is again being stressed. One of the participants in tackling the acid mine drainage (AMD) problem says that there is a "tight deadline" for decisions. Being proposed is a...

Acid mine drainage in SA's Wits Basin poses significant threat

Key role-players in resolving the environmental threat posed by acid mine drainage (AMD) in South Africa's Witwatersrand (Wits) Basin said on Wednesday that there was a "tight deadline" for decisions by the State and Rand Water if their proposed...

Mintails prepared to help tackle AMD on the West Rand

Gold producer Mintails SA is committed to participating in any sustainable solution aimed at tackling acid mine drainage (AMD), one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the mining industry on the West Rand, says Mintails CEO Dick van der...

Massive acid mine drainage project stimulus for local beneficiation

Help is at hand to assist South Africa’s rising mine water dilemma. It has come in the form of the Western Utilities Corporation (WUC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aim-listed Watermark Global, which aims to turn the acid mine drainage scourge...

Govt urged to cast net wider in its search 
for solution to acid mine drainage

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious and potentially enduring environmental problems for the mining industry and, if left unchecked, can result in such long-term water-quality impacts that could well be this industry’s most...