In a recent 'mining indaba', a conference of mining interests held annually, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa spelt out the key sector's major issues, power being by far the leading problem of the day, but with the …
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Artisanal miners in Cameroon who dive to the bottom of the Wouri River to collect sand to transport up river for use in construction. Wouri is a river stream, where the miners work in southwestern Cameroon whose estuary on …
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In this review paper, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), a global hotspot for sand mining with a prolonged history of intensive riverbed extraction, is used as a representative case study to highlight the extent and compounded impacts of this activity. The sand mining budget of the VMD ranged from 8.5 to 45.7 Mm 3 /yr. The large difference is ...
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In India, 193 people died in accidents related to sand mining operations or sites in 2019-2020, according to a January report by the rights group South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People.
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Statistics released by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) inaccurately reflect the volume of illegal mining operations in South Africa, says mining industry body Aspasa ...
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Secondary-listed JSE companies South32, with 44%, and Anglo American, with 29%, own the Hotazel Manganese Mines, Wessels and Mamatwan, served by a 500 000 t/y sintering plant at Mamatwan.
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Its stellar components have placed it among the best sand in South Africa for building purposes. But this comes at a great environmental loss… "The Shore Break," A Movie From Riley Grunenwald; Variety (05-02-2016) A gorgeous stretch of the Wild Coast is the object of a standoff between corrupt pro-mining forces interested in mining the ...
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Sand mining policy in South Africa A regulatory system has been designed to govern all mining operations, including sand mining. ... which provided a useful basis for building policy guidelines targeted at regulating the sand mining industry – an attribute that has been acknowledged by some studies in the mining sector in general (Haberl et ...
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Illegal sand mining will only provide precarious employment to a tiny number of locals as long as non-renewable materials are available. Similarly, Sengani and Zvarivadza [16] argue that the sand mining sector is crucial to the South African economy as it generates one-third of the sector's total revenue.
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH . Regulatory and policy implications of sand mining along shallow waters of Njelele River in South Africa . Tendayi Gondo I; Humphrey Mathada II; Francis Amponsah-Dacosta III. I Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa II Department of Geography and …
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Domestic sand and gravel production is expected to rise over the five years to 2017, mirroring industry revenue growth. A sharp rise in hydraulic fracturing activity, to drill for oil and gas also significantly increased demand for industrial sand since it is used to prop open slits in the rock, contributing to the industry's expansion.
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Sand Mining in African Coastal Regions . Exploring theDrivers, ... cryosphere, and hydrosphere building the system earth. It publishes peer-reviewed monographs under the editorial super-vision of an international advisory board with the aim to publish 8 to 12 weeks after ... with numerous settlements extending from the south western region to ...
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PDF | On Dec 28, 2023, Thabang Maphanga and others published Land Degradation Associated with Illegal Sand Mining in Rural Areas and Lack of Formalization of the Industry in South Africa: A Review ...
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The laws that govern sand mining in South Africa should be simplified to a level that will enable these miners to understand. The activities of illegal sand mining along the Nzhelele River needs to be controlled. It emerged from the study that most of the sand mining activities are conducted without due regard to environmental protection.
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Sand mining which been a major contributor to economic growth and development has turned out to be a source of environmental degradation based on the fact that the renewal rate of sand is lower ...
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It describes three particular struggles waged by social movements in South Africa over the past two decades — namely the human rights struggle of small-scale fishers, the Xolobeni anti-mining struggle, and the Treatment …
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overview of illegal sand mining activities in Africa and point out in which African countries illegal sand mining is linked to nonviolent and violent conflict. We focus on Africa because most intrastate conflicts occur in Africa (Davies et al., 2022, p. …
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When bound with cement and coarse gravel sand concrete becomes the building blocks that connect the entire built environment of the modern world. ... Sand Mining in African Coastal Regions, ... that rapid urbanization and population growth are major causes of sand demand and mining in many parts of the country (Onwuka et al., 2013; Ako et al ...
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We find a ~45% increase in global building sand use from 2020 to 2060 under a middle-of-the-road baseline scenario, with a 300% increase across low-and-lower-middle-income regions and a slight ...
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In 2018 the DWS and the Minerals Council South Africa agreed to work together on devising water-saving measures, including developing benchmarks for each mineral to guide efficient water use, taking into account the different circumstances of each mine. Tamsyn Grewar of Mintek South Africa's biotechnology division, in the Journal of the ...
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REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SAND AND AGGREGATE INDUSTRY, 2012 DIRECTORATE: MINERAL ECONOMICS ... usually found in abundance around most of the major centres of development. The three main groups of coarse aggregate are: ... spend on construction works to sustain mining capacity. The Building Research Strategy
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We mine mainly River, Building, Plaster & fill sand, and various grades of quarry materials which is supplied to some of the major players in the South African construction industry. We also …
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Construction Sector: The construction industry is a major consumer of sand and klip in South Africa. Sand is essential for creating concrete, mortar, and plaster, while klip is utilized as a key component in road construction, …
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State of South African Cities Reports. SOCR 2021; REFERENCE GROUPS. Built Environment Integration Task Team; City Communicators' Reference Group; ... Information on the sand-mining permit application process, how to access government support and how to report illegal sand-mining, in the form of physical and electronic posters, for each ...
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Here, we review literature from Sub-Saharan Africa outlining drivers and effects of construction-sand. We show at regional and national level, population growth and rapid …
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Surface and Underground Artisanal Mining in South Africa. The report draws on some existing literature on artisanal mining, and evaluates oral and written submissions made by the Respondents, who have varying roles and responsibilities in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by unregulated artisanal mining in South Africa.
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At the start of February 2022, South African sand mining association ASPASA made an unusual statement, one that challenges the conventional role of an industry membership body. It called for less mining. ASPASA says illegal sand mining is taking a damaging toll in South Africa. Unprotected pits create drowning hazards for people and animals ...
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Core Sampling: In this method, cylindrical core samples of sand are extracted from the natural deposit or construction site using specialized equipment. The mass and volume of the core sample are then measured to calculate bulk density. Laboratory Testing: Laboratory experiments involve weighing a known volume of sand using precision instruments such as …
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