Author:De Beer, Morris; Maree, JP; Wilsenach, J; Motaung, S; Bologo, L; Radebe, VDate:Sep 2010The gold mines on which much of South Africa’s wealth was founded are closed or closing. Mining concerns therefore have stopped pumping underground water from the mines which are filling with water (AMD) that is acidic, saline and vitiated ...Read more
Author:Swanepoel, HDate:Nov 2011The pollution of South Africa’s water resources puts a strain on an already stressed natural resource. One of the main pollution sources is industrial effluents such as acid mine drainage (AMD) and other mining effluents. These effluents ...Read more