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South Africa's mining industry has long been a key driver of its economy, but this economic success has come at a significant environmental cost. The legacy of mining in the country has left deep scars on the land and surrounding communities, with abandoned mines and poorly rehabilitated sites creating long-lasting hazards.
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Our communities. South Deep has identified nine host communities, with a combined population of about 109,000 people, which are directly affected by the operation due to sharing of roads, …
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Our host communities are key stakeholders for Gold Fields, as their support underpins our social licence to operate which, in turn, impacts our ability to create enduring value. ... During the year, we created 1,360 non-mining jobs (2022: 794) through our community investments in South Africa, Ghana and Peru. Due to their inherent nature, many ...
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Mining in South Africa has for decades been considered a flywheel of the economy, and it remains a major contributor to the economy today. ... Minerals Council members also spent an estimated R3.9 billion on social investment programmes in mining communities in 2023 in efforts to improve community members' quality of life. ... South Africa ...
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Top 6 largest South African Companies in the Gold industry by Market Cap. This is the list of the largest public listed companies in the Gold industry from South Africa by market capitalization with links to their reference stock.
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Obuasi has over the years been compared to the affluent South Africa city of Johannesburg. While some believe the comparison has been unfair, AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine remains poised to break ...
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Research around artisanal mining in South Africa is seldom connected to corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, some scholars have indicated that artisanal mining, in South Africa is a result of poor CSR (Modimoeng, 2016: 67) and that there is a possibility to put CSR initiatives in place to address artisanal mining (Nel et al., 2014: 177; Verbrugge, 2017: 354).
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Mining in abandoned or unregulated shafts, these miners extract resources without permits, costing the country billions annually. According to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, illegal mining accounts for up to 30% of South Africa's gold production, with financial losses exceeding R14 billion annually.
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Harmony operates on open pit mine in South Africa - Kalgold - which is found n the Kraaipan Greenstone Belt of the North-West Province.
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This work builds on previous work (Cole and Broadhurst, 2020, 2021) done to understand and measure the SDGs in mining host communities across South Africa. The communities were identified based on a literature …
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The Burnstone project is a shallow gold development project, situated near Balfour in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 80km south-east of Johannesburg. At 31 December 2023, Burnstone contained surface and underground gold Mineral Reserves of 2.5Moz and Mineral Resources of 8.8Moz.
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This list, compiled by Further Africa, highlights the top 10 gold mines in the country by proven gold reserves
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A study of 12 Minerals Council South Africa's member companies, accounting for 59% of mining industry employment, found that they spent R2.9 billion on social investment programmes in platinum group metals, gold, coal, diamonds, and iron ore.
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As gold prices soar in the post-pandemic world economy, there are concerns that illegal mining activity in South Africa may be rising sharply. Tackling such a surge may prove difficult, given the history of illegal mining in the country. Sources in the industry have described how they face a number of challenges, including deteriorating law-enforcement capacity, endemic corruption …
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• Payments to communities Mining is a complex, multi-year business. This data is based solely on a one-year snapshot in time and does not represent the full mining cycle. However, it does help to demonstrate the sizable economic impact of the gold mining industry, especially in developing economies. Key highlights • In 2021, WGC member ...
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Though not now as big as it was in its heyday, South Africa's mining sector nevertheless contributes 7% of GDP and provides 400,000 jobs (Chamber of Mines, 2017) to a country with an ...
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GOLD –ALTHOUGH SOUTH AFRICA STILL HAS ABOUT 40% OF GLOBAL RESERVES MINING IS HAMPERED BY ULTRA-DEEP LEVELS, FLOODING ... community and worker participation in mining. PO Box 62538 Marshalltown, 2107 11th Floor Khotso House 62 Marshall St. Marshalltown, 2001 Tel: +27 11 832 1742/43
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Harmony's South African operations include nine deep-level mines, an open-pit mining operation and several surface retreatment facilities. Combined, these account for gold Mineral Resources of 90.5Moz and gold Mineral …
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This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of mining is deemed illegal by the government since it is outside the parameters of the country's main mining legislation.
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At 3km underground, South Deep in South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin is one of the deepest mines in the world. With substantial resources and a long life, it is a flagship operation in our portfolio.
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During the year, we created 1,360 non-mining jobs (2022: 794) through our community investments in South Africa, Ghana and Peru. Due to their inherent nature, many of our SED projects do not necessarily provide long-term …
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Barberton is both the site of South Africa's first gold discovery, as well as its first gold mine. Gold mining in Barberton is still a valuable centre of high-quality product, and its gold deposits are known for their nugget-like …
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(IRR, 2014), mining companies in South Africa are required to share the benefits of mining with mine employees and mining communities (DMR, 2010). The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) of 2002 (Republic of South Africa, 2002) is effected through the Mining Charter (DMR, 2018), the Guideline for Implementation of a Social and
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In a global context, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is critical in poverty reduction. The ASM sector is a viable pathway for creating sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation initiatives, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Osumanu, 2020, p. 209; Mhangara et al., 2020).According to estimations, at least 40 million people are directly involved in the …
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Johannesburg, South Africa. Founded during the Witwatersrand Gold Rush in 1886, Johannesburg epitomizes the dual legacy of mining towns. Once a hub of economic activity, it grew into South Africa's largest city. While its mining roots brought wealth and infrastructure, they also entrenched racial inequalities and environmental damage that ...
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Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by the …
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Miners in South Africa's gold mines have the highest rates of tuberculosis (TB) infection in the world. The rate of TB infection among miners is between 3,000 and 7,000 per 100,000 population –between four and seven times higher than the general population of South Africa, the country with the second highest TB rates in the world.i,ii
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South Africa could adopt similar frameworks to hold mining corporations accountable for ecosystem destruction and displaced communities. By enacting robust …
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The 2025 Mining Indaba theme, "Futureproofing African mining, today," compels us to reflect on the legacies mining companies create and the responsibilities they shoulder in shaping the lives of communities long after …
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