Hazards identified and the need for health risk assessment in the South
Although mining is a cornerstone of the South African economy (), it generates copious amounts of dust. 1 The dusts may be toxic since they may also be contaminated with various toxic metals.For this reason, the prevalence and severity of occupational diseases in the mining industry depends on the ores mined, the …
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impact analysis results in the category of human health, global warming and ecotoxicity. Section 5 discussed the conclusion and future recommendation [1-7]. 2. Mineral industries and Sustainability Five of the major mineral industries and their manufacturing technologies are chosen here in this paper for sustainability analysis.
Mining separation and sorting equipment for …
Since our founding, STEINERT has been a pioneer in mechanical mining separation and processing, e.g. ore sorting equipment. As a leading global manufacturer of advanced sorting and magnet-based systems, we are …
South Africans right to be very proud of country's iron-ore – IMR
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly) – South Africans are well within their rights to be very proud of the iron-ore that is produced in the country. That is the view of …
Towards sustainable extraction of technology materials through
Future research should focus on supporting early environmental impact assessments by linking geologists and LCA practitioners with mining and mineral processing engineers to develop integrated ...
Mineral Beneficiation in Africa: what was missed and what …
literature, the seeming inability of the African continent to beneficiate its mineral resources using South Africa and China's economic growth as the study case. 1. Beneficiating minerals (history) The term 'mineral beneficiation' …
Sustainable Development in Mining Communities: The Case of …
Mine closure is a growing concern in South Africa and globally, with its potential negative impacts on water resources (SDG 6), land degradation (SDG 14), air …
South Africa: value added to GDP by mining 2016-2022 | Statista
statista.fr. In 2022, the mining sector in South Africa contributed an added value of approximately 202.61 billion South African Rand (roughly 10.81 billion U.S.
Metal mining industry in Australia
From iron ore, gold, and silver, to critical minerals such as lithium, ... Iron ore mining industry gross value added Australia 2012-2022. Gross value added (GVA) by the iron ore mining industry ...
Minerals | Free Full-Text | Titanium: An Overview of Resources …
For several decades, the metallurgical industry and the research community worldwide have been challenged to develop energy-efficient and low-cost titanium production processes. The expensive and energy-consuming Kroll process produces titanium metal commercially, which is highly matured and optimized. Titanium's strong …
Investing in South Africa's Mining and Mineral Beneficiation …
> 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 …
ECONOMICS OF MINING
Source: Department of Mineral Resources, as at June 2016 The platinum industry is the major employer in mining with over 172,000 people employed in 2016. The platinum industry is the major employer in mining with over 172,000 people employed in 2016 followed by the gold and coal industries, which employed 116,152 and 77,189 people, …
New titanium processing plant headed for South Africa
UK minerals technology company Fodere Titanium is taking substantial steps towards the commercialisation of a pilot project in South Africa, through which it expects to commission a small ...
Resource Intensity Trends in the South African Ferrochrome …
Abstract: Processing resource requirements in mineral extractive industries tend to increase over time as ore grades decrease, which consequently …
(PDF) Mining and metallurgical wastes: a review of
impacts, and the rehabilitation of affected environments (Republic of South Africa, 1991). Air Quality Act (No. 39 of 2004) Prescribes measures to control air quality, including, but not limited ...
Regional mineral beneficiation policy interventions in the SADC
IMPC 2020: XXX International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-22 October 2020 9 Given that only 6/25 interviewees (amongst whom the 3 sole govern ment employees) indicated
Mining and Minerals in South Africa | The Oxford Handbook of …
For 150 years, the mining industry has shaped economic and social development in South Africa. As of 2020, it continued to disproportionately affect exports, the production …
The economic potential of the African iron-ore tailings
Africa has the second largest ultimately recoverable resources (URR) of gigaton (Gt) iron (Fe) ore in the world. South Africa is among the countries in the world …
Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) – Anglo American South Africa
It is widely used in jewellery, due to its purity, resistance to fading and ability to hold jewels securely. Platinum and other platinum group metals (PGMs) enable catalytic converters to strip pollutants from car exhaust gases, and demand for PGMs from the car industry continues to grow as emissions regulators become ever more stringent.
The strategic competitiveness of the South African mining …
The South African mining industry has a history of a range of major challenges, including high operating costs that have had a negative impact on mines' profitability and financial …
Triple Win: How Mining Can Benefit Africa's Citizens, Their …
Three factors shorten lead times.31 Higher market prices for minerals can hasten development, but at a delay. The price increases that began in 2004 only resulted in an acceleration in mine production in 2012. During that eight-year period the price of copper tripled.32 Nor is this a solution for the energy transition as it would increase costs for …
2. Recent performance of the mining sector in Brazil
This subsection explains the potential of the mineral sector of Brazil. It analyses the aggregate geological information of the country, considering the land area granted for mining activities and the availability of reserves of key metals by …
Minerals | Free Full-Text | Aquatic Ecological Risk of Heavy-Metal
Africa accounts for nearly 30% of the discovered world's mineral reserves, with half of the world's platinum group metals deposits, 36% of gold, and 20% of cobalt being in Southern Africa (SA). The intensification of heavy-metal production in the SA region has exacerbated negative human and environmental health impacts. In recent years, …
Extraction of Platinum Group Metals | IntechOpen
2. Geology. In South Africa, the PGM ore is mined in the western and eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex [].Within the Bushveld Igneous Complex, the Merensky reef, the Platreef and Upper Group 2 (UG2) reef are exploited for platinum production [1, 4, 9].Merensky and Platreef have similar chemical and mineral …
Transparency on greenhouse gas emissions from mining to enable
For example, mining, processing and transportation require fuel and electricity, and the decomposition of carbonate minerals, employed to reduce environmental impacts, also releases carbon dioxide.
The impact of gold mining on the Witwatersrand on the rivers and …
The gold economy in South Africa has been mainly an extracting enterprise since the British government took over the rule of South Africa after the Anglo-Boer War and this is still the case today. Mining costs are kept artificially low by the mines by deflecting responsibility for their environmental and health impacts to the state and third ...
What is industrialisation? by Emilia Potenza
In the late 19th Century, South Africa changed rapidly from an agricultural society, where most people lived off the land, to an industrial society. This took place largely as a result of the discovery of large diamond deposits in Kimberley in 1867 followed in 1886 by the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand. Mineral discoveries in South Africa.
The role of metallurgy in enhancing beneficiation in the South …
South Africa's main mining commodities will be covered - namely gold, platinum, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromium, vanadium, copper, nickel, titanium, zirconium, uranium, and …
Sampling in the South African minerals industry
of gold. South Africa's exploration budget of R220 million in 2009 placed her 10th in line behind the big spenders, amounting to about 3 per cent of the global exploration budget (Department of Mineral Resources, 2009). In 2009 South Africa's mining industry employed about 500 000 people or 2.9 per cent of the country's economically
South African (JSE) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis
Tue, 02 Jan 2024. Current Industry PE. Investors are optimistic on the South African Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates. The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.0x. The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.