South Africa is the 7th largest coal producer in the world and continues to rely on coal as its primary energy source, owing to its abundant availability and low cost. The Mushithe coal occurrence, located within the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This dissertation focused on the assessment of borehole yields within the Nzhelele- Makhado area, which is located in the northern part of South Africa within the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo Province. The aim ...

The study conducted at Sekoko coal mine in the Waterberg coalfield of South Africa aimed to establish the quality of coal and its host rocks, as well as the potential for acid mine water generation. A total of 18 samples ...

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. ...