“There are more than one-million tons of tailings on the surface in the Randfontein cluster area, which were deposited during mining operations over the last 100 years. The total footprint of the tailings amounts to more than 600 ha of ‘dead’ land,” says Jacobs.................................
Moreover, Jacobs adds that subsistence miners dig dangerous tunnels that can cause them injury or even death. “The gold extraction methods used by subsistence miners lead to mercury contamination, resulting in environmental hazards to the surrounding area.”
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/century-of-opencast-mining-leaves-poor-legacy-2014-05-09
No comments:
Post a Comment