Hobbs, PJOelofse, Suzanna HHRascher, JCobbing, JE2010-09-072010-09-072010-05Hobbs, P.J., Oelofse, S.H.H., Rascher, J. and Cobbing, J.E. 2010. Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. Resource, Vol. 12(2), pp 51-55http://www.infomine.com/publications/docs/Oelofse2007b.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335Copyright: 2010 The Royal Society of South AfricaWhile South Africa has made significant progress in shifting policy frameworks to address mine closure and mine-water management, and the mining industry has changed their practices to conform to new regulations, vulnerabilities in the current system still remain. The pollution reality of gold mining waste is illustrated by a case study in the West Rand area, where decant from gold mines started in 2002. Potential receptors of the pollution in the cast study area include neighbouring property owners, a game reserve and, further afield, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. The study illustrates many of the technical, socio-economic and governance challenges faced by industry and regulators in managing the negative impacts derived from mine waste.enMine wastesGold miningWitwatersrandMine pollutionArticleHobbs, P., Oelofse, S. H., Rascher, J., & Cobbing, J. (2010). Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335Hobbs, PJ, Suzanna HH Oelofse, J Rascher, and JE Cobbing "Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand." (2010) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335Hobbs P, Oelofse SH, Rascher J, Cobbing J. Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand. 2010; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335.TY - Article AU - Hobbs, PJ AU - Oelofse, Suzanna HH AU - Rascher, J AU - Cobbing, JE AB - While South Africa has made significant progress in shifting policy frameworks to address mine closure and mine-water management, and the mining industry has changed their practices to conform to new regulations, vulnerabilities in the current system still remain. The pollution reality of gold mining waste is illustrated by a case study in the West Rand area, where decant from gold mines started in 2002. Potential receptors of the pollution in the cast study area include neighbouring property owners, a game reserve and, further afield, the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. The study illustrates many of the technical, socio-economic and governance challenges faced by industry and regulators in managing the negative impacts derived from mine waste. DA - 2010-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Mine wastes KW - Gold mining KW - Witwatersrand KW - Mine pollution LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand TI - Pollution reality of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4335 ER -