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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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22 Mar 2012
 
 
 
 
SA may turn to private sector for help with mine-water pollution
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
The South African government is considering turning to the private sector to help it close the prevailing funding gap to implement projects to deal with the serious acid mine drainage (AMD) problem...
 
 
03 Feb 2012
 
News this week
UPDATE
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu calls for sustainable growth and development in the mining sector to “ensure the speedy realisation of government's transformation objectives”. This,...
 
 
27 Jan 2012
 
Water Affairs confirms movement on long-term AMD study
ACID MINE WATER
South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs (DWA) has confirmed that a feasibility study has been initiated to assess longer-term solutions for South Africa’s acid mine drainage (AMD) problem....
 
 
19 Jan 2012
 
TCTA again warns of funding shortfall for acid water projects
ACID MINE WATER
South Africa’s Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) reports that it is making some progress in implementing emergency and near-term projects designed to deal with the problem of acid mine...
 
 
28 Jun 2011
 
Mines can't absolve responsibility for AMD – De Lange
AMD
National Assembly water and environmental affairs committee chairman Johnny de Lange on Tuesday warned mining companies they could not simply absolve themselves of responsibility for acid mine...
 
 
21 Jun 2011
 
R225m for acid mine drainage not enough, Parliament hears
ACID MINE WATER
The R225-million set aside to deal with acid mine drainage (AMD) would not be enough, and closer to R750-million would be needed to address the problem successfully, Johann Claassens from the...
 
 
30 May 2011
 
Cesa says SA on ‘right track’ with acid mine drainage report
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) said on Monday that its members was ready to contribute to the short-term acid mine drainage (AMD) mitigation measures as identified in a report presented...
 
 
24 Feb 2011
 
AMD report stresses ‘urgent’ intervention to avert crisis
MINING & THE ENVIRONMENT
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) on Thursday released the long-awaited 146-page acid mine drainage (AMD) report, which was compiled by a team of water and geology experts, and presented to the...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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