South Africa

South Africa - Diamonds, Gold, Imperialism: South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870, when the diamond rush to Kimberley began, and 1902, when the South African War ended. Midway between these dates, in 1886, the world's largest goldfields were discovered on the Witwatersrand. As the predominantly agrarian …

Economic Sustainability of Small Mining Towns: A Case Study in South Africa

The South African mining sector has been experiencing challenges due to fluctuations in global resource markets, high operational costs, wage strikes, and falling sector productivity, and these factors have led to a drop in mining contribution to the GDP from 21% in 1980 (Statistics South Africa, 2017) to approximately 8.1% in 2019 …

Putting the shine back into South African mining

47 percent of South Africa's mining jobs, along with 42 percent of revenues, are in the vulnerable bottom quartile of global cost competitiveness (Exhibit 1). Those four commodities account for three fifths of South Africa's mining revenues. 3 A further challenge is that South Africa's mining sector is unusually vulnerable to volatility

Discuss two physical factors that promote mining in south africa

The two physical factors that promote mining in South Africa are: Abundant Mineral Wealth: Extensive reserves of gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, and other minerals. Geologically Favorable Conditions: The presence of ancient cratons, sedimentary basins, and other geological features conducive to mineral formation and extraction.

Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South

Request PDF | Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South Africa | This research study explored workplace challenges that women in the South African mining sector still ...

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Making the refining process more thorough and economically viable, gold mining in South Africa projects, such as the ERGO Mines Joint Venture in Brakpan, will facilitate the re-processing of 1.7 billion tonnes of gold tailings to refine a further 15 million ounces of gold.Over 50% of all gold reserves are found in South Africa, where the ...

The state of renewable energy development in South Africa…

The socio-economic and infrastructural development of a developing country can be largely attributed to its electricity generation, transmission and utilization [1], [2], [3], [4].It is therefore unsurprising that South Africa being Africa's largest consumer of energy is also among the most developed nations on the African continent [5].South Africa is …

Mining in South Africa: A journey of promise and persistence

The Minerals Council of South Africa has highlighted that prior to 1994, black mineworkers were unable to obtain managerial roles, women were prohibited by legislation from participating in operational tasks, and mineworkers' wages remained low. However, the mining sector has undergone significant changes in the last 30 years, …

Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South

Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South Africa" by M. Kaggwa. Skip to search form Skip to main content ... @article{Kaggwa2020InterventionsTP, title={Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South Africa}, author={Martin Kaggwa}, journal={The Extractive ...

Interventions to promote gender equality in the mining sector of South

Based on the analysis, conclusions on challenges that still face women in South Africa's mining sector were identified. Drawing from the identified challenges, recommendations on how to promote gender equality in South Africa's mining sector were made. Due attention was given to ensuring both face and content validity of the …

Promoting sustainable mining in Zimbabwe

The various stages in the mining project's value chain are associated with different sets of environmental impacts. Phases of a mining project Exploration phase. Prospecting and exploration are precursors to actual mining. These two processes are often linked and can be done simultaneously.

Putting the shine back into South African mining

The mining value chain is the historic bedrock of South Africa's economy. It directly contributes more than R300 billion to GDP, directly employs more than 450,000 people, and is the economic anchor of many communities around the country. Unfortunately, much …

An untapped goldmine: opportunities for South African …

Investing in South Africa's Mining and Mineral …

> South Africa has the world's largest reserves of platinum group metals (PGMs) and manganese, and some of the largest gold, diamonds, chromite ore and vanadium …

Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining With Special …

Mining 2023, 3 206 pollution [8]. In South Africa these two are by far the largest sources of soil and water pollution, particularly PTE pollution, in the country.

Rejuvenating South Africa's economy

South Africa must address policy and regulatory uncertainty if it is to attract more investment in exploration and mining. South Africa attracted $194-million a year in exploration expenditure between 2000 and 2018, compared with Canada's $2-billion a year and Australia's $1.80-billion a year (Baxter, 2021). ... Meeting to promote a Global ...

How does the mining sector impact the South African …

Mining contributes 11% of gross capital creation but also 16% of total direct foreign investment in South Africa. Despite accounting for just 0.3 percent of taxpayers, …

Mining

The South African Mining and Biodiversity Forum has been initiated by the Chamber of Mines of South Africa and the World Conservation Union in South Africa to improve biodiversity management practices in the mining industry. In addition, the Department of Mineral Resources has developed a Beneficiation Strategy for the South African Minerals

The year of upliftment for mining communities in South Africa

From the construction of infrastructure and schools to skills development and transfer as well as long-term employment, mines have a central part to play in driving positive change in South Africa. While Covid-19 put the brakes on a lot of spending, it is time to focus once more on these initiatives and make 2022 the year of upliftment in ...

Environmental, Social & Governance Law South …

It is likely that South African providers of debt and equity finance will follow this trend. 4.2 Do green bonds or social bonds play a significant role in the market? Green bonds and social bonds play a …

Topic 4 Source-based Questions

The Afrikaner- Broederbond's aim is the promotion of the Afrikaners political, cultural and economic interest. The Afrikaner Broederbond is an extremely exclusive, secret Afrikaner nationalist organisation which in a symbiotic (co-operative) relationship with the National Party has played a determining role in the political development of South Africa.

The role of mining in the South African economy

The Role of Mining in the South African Economy ... factors of production employed by the three mining sectors. ... The two other aggregate mining sectors marginally increased their relative share of private sector GDP in the same period to 1998.7 Of course, a declining relative importance of mining does not have to entail a ...

FOCUS ON GENDER IN SOUTH AFRICA'S MINING …

the talk, not walking the walk: Assessing Gender Mainstreaming in South Africa's Mining Sector 2016. The assessment focused on two mining companies, namely Sibanye Gold Ltd and Exxaro Resources Ltd. For each of the two mining houses, one subsidiary/local mining operation was selected for assessment together with the company's corporate …

Evaluating impacts of coal mining in South African …

This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative to achieving society 4.0 in the country. Mpumalanga province was used as a case study as mining activities are highly prevalent in this area. Impacts of the mining activities on air pollution and water pollution were reviewed in the study area.

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Factors favouring industrial development in South Africa Raw materials • Have a variety of raw materials. • Mining produces a lot of products/minerals which are essential for manufacturing. • Different climatic conditions allow for a variety of agricultural products.

Corporate Social Responsibility in South Africa

The two main labour unions in the South African mining industry are AMCU (Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union) and NUM (National Union of Mineworkers). An alarming trend in the South African labour landscape is the increasing violence in labour disputes, from both the side of police and workers.

A Most Modern Industry: The Migrant Labour System and …

The Chamber of Mines was established in 1886. Footnote 9 According to its constitution, the Chamber's role was to promote and protect members' interests, collect and circulate statistics, assist with technical and financial advice and represent members at industrial disputes and in the framing of industrial legalisation. The Chamber's other …

Health and wellbeing needs and priorities in mining host …

The global mining industry has an opportunity to mobilize resources to advance progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, the Anglo-American Group outlined aspirations for mining host communities to meet the SDG3 health targets. To progress from aspiration to action we designed and implemented a mixed …

A history of mining in South Africa

Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa's first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867. ... in 1914. "Two hundred thousand subterranean heroes who, by day and by night, for a mere pittance lay down their lives to the familiar 'fall of rock' and who, at deep ...

Minerals and Mining in South Africa | SpringerLink

Abstract. Mining in southern Africa has a long pre-colonial history. Haematite mining in Swaziland can be traced back more than 40,000 years, iron smelting dates …