South Africa's mining legacy

Tailings

Publishing Date: 03 Feb 2010 4:14pm GMT
Issue/Supplement: January/February 2010
Author: Mining Environmental Management

Pollution & Waste management

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), which poses a substantial environmental and economic problem in South Africa, could be rendered potable or industrially-usable, solving Johannesburg’s water shortage problem explains Jaco Schoeman

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