Labor Exploitation in the South African Mining Industry
— Introduction This paper surveys the theme of exploitation of laborers in extractive industries, looking specifically at the mining industry in South Africa and how migrant miners there have ...
The Misattribution of Africa's Natural Resource
— One such contributor is their partnership with DeBeers, whom since the discovery of major diamond reserves in Africa, has "entered into a 50-50 joint venture with the government…[and has] also sold the …
South Africa
— South Africa - Colonial Economy, Resources, Trade: From 1770 to 1870 the region became more fully integrated into the world capitalist economy. Trekboers, who were weakly controlled by the Dutch East India Company, advanced across the semidesert Karoo of the central Cape and collided with African agricultural peoples along a line running …
Thungela: A leading thermal coal exporter in South Africa
Thungela is a leading pure-play producer and exporter of high quality, low-cost thermal coal in South Africa. As a responsible thermal coal miner, we recognise society's ongoing …
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. …
Coal prospects in Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, …
Coal prospects in Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Namibia 7 Southern Africa has a wealth of coal resources as proven by the massive coal mining and export industry operating in the Republic of South Africa today. South Africa is …
Where We Operate | Our Operations | Thungela
Thungela Group owns interests in seven mining operations in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, and export thermal coal mainly to the Indian, Asian, SEA, Middle East and …
Coal exploitation and income inequality: Testing the …
— Adversely, the ecological environment problem and the high subsidy for coal mining caused by the exploitation of coal resources have aggravated the inequality of income in the sample areas. Additionally, the development of coal resources attracted youth labor from agriculture to the coal industry, which exacerbated the lack of …
Finding Solutions for South Africa's Coal-Fired Energy and …
— This post originally appeared on The Guardian's Water hub.. Coal production, from mining to power generation, requires vast volumes of water.Furthermore, pollution from coal mining can irreparably harm water resources.. In South Africa—one of the world's most water-stressed countries and one of the largest producers and consumers of …
The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines
— A few years ago, a mining company was considering reopening an old mine shaft in Welkom, a city in South Africa's interior. Welkom was once the center of the world's richest goldfields.
The Social and Environmental Consequences of Coal …
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Gold Mining in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and …
— South Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern mining.
LI COAL RESOURCES
LI coal's head office is in Johannesburg, South Africa. Our core business operations involves coal prospecting, exploration, coal trading and running of coal blending sites in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal.
AEMFC
— African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation is the State Owned Mining Company established to secure South Africa's energy supply primarily through …
Anglo American to demerge South Africa thermal coal …
— Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces the demerger of its thermal coal operations in South Africa, subject to the approval of Anglo American's shareholders on 5 May 2021.
Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa
— 2.2. Study population and sample. At the time of the study there were approximately 1700 operating mines and quarries in South Africa, and the industry directly employed close to 500 000 people (Republic of South Africa, Citation 2011).The study population comprised all workers employed at eight mines in South Africa; the study …
Arrests and attacks: tracking China's illegal mining …
— China's massive metals industry can only maintain its size using imported minerals, frequently from limited suppliers. As part of its Belt and Road Initiative, the country has actively invested in mining assets in …
Mining activities continue to dispossess black families in South Africa
— As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised black communities continue to be dispossessed by coal-mining activities in democratic South Africa.
Profiling five of the top energy companies in South Africa
— Here we take a closer look at some of the companies operating right at the top of South Africa's energy sector. Top energy companies in South Africa Eskom. Formed in 1923, Eskom owns the majority of power stations in South Africa and accounts for 95% of the country's electricity and 45% of the electricity produced across all of Africa.
LI COAL RESOURCES
LI Coal Resources (PTY) LTD is a BBEE Company with 26% African women ownership and involvement. LI coal's head office is in Johannesburg, South Africa. Our core business operations involves coal …
South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's …
— A group of Western nations has agreed to an $8.5bn package of grants and loans known as the Just Energy Transition (JET) partnership, designed to help guide South Africa away from coal and …
The Chemicals Industry in South Africa
consumed on the African content is produced in South Africa — fostered an economy largely dependent on this fossil fuel (Figure 2). The petrochemicals sector in South Africa is built on coal gasification. Additionally, more than 95% of South Africa's electricity is generated by burning coal. South Africa's CTL industry dates back to 1895, and
Anglo American's history in South Africa
— Though one of the world's major multinational mining companies, reporting a profit in 2019 of $4.6bn from its diversified operations across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, Anglo …
COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal
— The vast scale of the coal operation run by the country's state power company Eskom makes South Africa the 12th biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the world, according to the Global Carbon Atlas.
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINING AND MINERALS …
Modern mining in southern Africa is considered to have started after 1852, when systematic attempts were made to recover copper from outcrops around O'Kiep in Namaqualand, South Africa. The first exploitation of coal on a substantial scale was near Molteno in the Eastern Cape in 1870 (de Jager, 1976 in RT6 Granville).
Understanding the impact of a low carbon transition on South Africa
— Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), with the support of Agence Française de Développement and the Advisory Finance Group of the World Bank, have examined the risks to the economy of South Africa – and its government, municipalities, companies and financial institutions – from a global economic transition to a low-carbon economy.. A …
Expected wastewater volumes associated with unconventional oil …
— Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) exploitation may generate large volumes of wastewater, with dire environmental consequences if not properly managed. We systematically reviewed literature, reports, and fracking databases to determine possible volumes of wastewater that may be generated during UOG extraction. We then …
Transition from Coal to Renewables: Is South …
— Coal mining is of great economic significance to South Africa. ... the economic gains from coal exploitation come at a cost since reliance on coal for electricity generation in South Africa is not only a …
Black Tip Drilling | South Africa's Leading Exploration & Drilling Company
Black Tip Drilling, a private Company, registered in South Africa, was established in 2007, by the founders Johan Bezuidenhout, Dirkie Wolmarans and Josias Bezuidenhout. Our team has over the 13 years of drilling and contract management experience. Diversified metal and mineral resource drilling experience.
Why Is Coal Still King in South Africa?
— Coal's racial history, inconsistent government policies, and persistent funding for fossil fuels are pushing the coal lobby forward in South Africa. Is the coal industry in South Africa fighting a losing battle? …
Brief history of gold mining in South Africa
South Africa began to slow down in the 1880s, as the new deposits being found tended to be pyritic ore and gold could not be extracted from this compound with any of the then available technologies. John Stewart MacArthur and the Dingus brothers overcame this by suspending the crushed ore in a cyanide solution.
A Leading South African Export Coal Business
Leading South African thermal coal exporter Integrated rail and port infrastructure Low cash cost and high margin assets, well-positioned to benefit from favourable