The people of Gauteng’s Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Mogale City might have to pay a big part of the R10-billion bill for countering water pollution caused by acid run-offs from old mines. This is one of several options for funding...
The AMD debate has raged on for a decade now, often manifesting as a series of messy public spats in which attempts have been made to apportion blame and seek redress by well-meaning activists. Central to this debate have been images of chaos,...
By Liesl Frankson The Department of Water and Sanitation has presented a progress report on interventions and solutions to tackle the problem of Acid mine drainage (AMD) in the country. The presentation was made at a meeting held with a...
Acid mine water drainage (AMD) has the potential not only to impact the future of South Africa’s mining industry, but also to become a major issue for local businesses across the supply chain as polluted water continues to make its way into the...
AMD is expected to reach environmental critical level – the highest level that mine water can be allowed to rise in the mine void before adverse impacts can be detected – by September this year. A short-term solution, the construction of a pump...
Rachel Adatia and Pieter van Eeden couldn’t believe their eyes: the public park they had encountered was flooded with toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) and there wasn’t a warning sign in sight. “That a public park that is supposed to be there for the...
