Mining has a potential to provide sustainable economic and social benefits to communities and the regions in which mining companies operate. However, many mines have been abandoned and/or improperly closed which has lasting ...
Groundwater is regarded as one of the most crucial natural resources, globally. In Africa, people have been focusing, extensively, on groundwater, for water supply to meet their daily water needs, especially, in rural ...
Oyebanjo, O. M.; Ekosse, G. E.; Odiyo, J. O.(De Gruter, 2018-03-18)
This study examines the mineral composition
and kaolinite crystallinity of Cretaceous and Paleogene/
Neogene kaolins from Nigeria based on X-ray diffraction
(XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
data ...
Access to clean and safe water is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Unfortunately, it has been reported that groundwater, as another source of water has elevated fluoride levels exceeding the World Health Organisation ...
The South African east coast offshore consists of two sedimentary basins namely, the Durban Basin and the Zululand Basin. The rift Mesozoic Durban Basin covers an area of about 10 000 km² between Port Shepstone Arch and ...
Water is essential to life, but many people lack access to clean and safe drinking water, and many
die of preventable waterborne diseases. The study conducted assessed groundwater vulnerability to
Physico-chemical and ...
In South Africa, mining of gold and coal has huge negative impacts on the environment. This is due to the exposure of sulphide-bearing minerals such as pyrite (FeS2) to oxygenated water during and after the extraction of ...
Developing countries are largely characterized by rural-based communities often settled in headwater catchments whose livelihoods are dependent on natural resources available. As the climate changes, hydrological regimes ...
Generally, mining produces mine wastes that contain sulfide minerals that have potential to produce acid mine drainage. Albert Silver Mine conducted mining of the silver-sulfide bearing ore from 1885 to 1914. However, at ...
Muyexe magnesite deposit is situated in the Giyani Greenstone Belt in South Africa. Despite mining activities currently taking place at Muyexe magnesite deposit, little information is available about the geology and ...
Water borne diseases due to inadequate and unsafe drinking water is a global challenge that has led to a significant number of deaths and illnesses reported annually. These diseases are prevalent in less-developed countries, ...
Lebalelo area of Sekhukhune district is one of many areas in South Africa experiencing portable water scarcity, especially during prolonged dry season. Due to the dominance of low yielding aquifers in South Africa, it is ...
Demand for water resources has been on the increase and is compounded by population growth and related development demands. Thus, numerous sectors are affected by water scarcity and therefore effective management of ...
South Africa has many abandoned mines which seriously affect the environment and the livelihood of the host communities. The lack of in-depth knowledge of the problems of these mines, limited resources for their rehabilitation, ...
Many recent studies have shown that some of the greatest water needs occur in areas underlain by crystalline rocks with complex hydrogeology. Crystalline basement rocks underlie over 60% of the South African surface, and ...
The Mushithe coal occurrence is situated approximately 16 km west of the Tshikondeni coal mine in the Tshipise-Pafuri sub-basin of the Soutpansberg coalfield in South Africa. The Soutpansberg Coalfield has received ...
The future of energy in South Africa depends on coal as it is one of the cheapest and most affordable sources of energy; however, some of the coal is uneconomical to mine due to the thickness and depth of the coal seams. ...
The increase in the demand and market price of gold has led to reprocessing of gold tailings in many parts of the world. Mines are recently closing down due to depletion of resources and increasing mining costs leading to ...
Geothermal springs are natural geological phenomena that occur throughout the world. South Africa is endowed with several springs of this nature. Thirty-one percent of all geothermal springs in the country are found in ...
The study focused on the geology, structural setting and mineralisation of copper-sulphide deposits in the Musina area, located in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Mobile Belt of South Africa. The Messina copper deposits ...